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Lula Brushes Off Germany’s Appeal for Brazil to Send Weapons to Ukraine

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and Olaf Scholz in Brasilia on Jan. 30.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and Olaf Scholz in Brasilia on Jan. 30.Photographer: Arthur Menescal/Bloomberg
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned down a German request to send ammunition to Ukraine as part of the international effort to help Kyiv repel the Russian invasion.

“Brazil has no interest in passing on ammunition so that it will be used in the war,” Lula told reporters at a press conference in Brasilia alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.