South Africa should work more closely with the Latin American country and stop buying foreign arms, President Lula da Silva has said
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on fellow BRICS member South Africa to boost defense cooperation and reduce their reliance on foreign arms, warning that the two nations could be vulnerable to “invasion.”
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly labeled BRICS countries “anti-American,” although the group of emerging economies says it does not see itself as competing with or countering any other bloc.
Speaking to reporters during a visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Brasilia on Monday, Lula said the two countries need to prepare for potential threats.
”I don't know if comrade Ramaphosa realizes that if we don’t prepare ourselves in terms of defense, one day someone will invade us,” he said.
Lula’s remarks come as US-Israeli strikes on Iran, a fellow BRICS member, continue. Iranian media reported that a new wave of attacks on Tehran on Tuesday killed at least 40 people, while officials say the overall death toll has surpassed 1,300, most of them civilians. (more...)
Brazil pitches defense cooperation with BRICS partner to avoid ‘invasion’
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