This is CBS I on the World with John Bachelor.

Here's John Bachelor.

The New World Report, I welcome the former foreign minister of the Republic of Brazil,

Ernest Arrujo, to comment on Brazil and the attack by the Islamic Republic of Iran on Israel and its allies in these

last hours reminding everyone that Jordan shot down some of the drones, Britain

shot down some of the drones, France,

and a warship, other voices very strong in Europe

in support of Israel that was attacked.

But Ernesto, a very good evening to you.

Lula de Silva over these last years and especially I'm thinking

of the two Iranian warships that were given docking privileges at Rio de Janeiro at the beginning of

2023. Lula de Silva the third time elected president has not made a secret of his affection,

conversation, alliance, all these words are vague with Iran.

The remarks after the attack, how do you interpret them and what do you believe the relationship is going forward

between Brasilia and Tehran good evening to you. Good evening John I think that

unfortunately Brazil under Lula is more and more aligned and serviceable to the totalitarian block formed by China, Russia and Iran.

As you said, Lula's sympathy for Iran is not new. We can also recall the 2010 diplomatic

operation when Lula and Erdogan went to Tehran and made a deal with

Ahmadinejad then president of Iran that would facilitate actually the Iranian nuclear program theoretically for these

for purposes but actually it would facilitate the program.

And since then it's been apparent that Lula and his team are not only

ideological affinity for the totalitarian's but they they want to do their their job in helping

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