Brazilian President Lula’s Latest Gaffe Is Criticizing Food He Got in Italy, France

Brazilian leader says meals in Europe were ‘not that great’
Comments add to controversial rhetoric employed by Lula

France’s Emmanuel Macron and Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meet in Paris on Friday, June 23, 2023.Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg

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By Samy Adghirni and Simone Iglesias

June 27, 2023 at 7:50 PM UTC

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Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva complained about the food he was served by his counterparts in Italy and France last week, criticizing the quality and size of the portions.

“I had lunch with [Emmanuel] Macron and with [Sergio] Mattarella,” Lula said Tuesday, referring to recent meetings with his French and Italian counterparts in Paris and Rome. “Two palace foods that were not that great.”