Latin American leaders arrive at the UN General Assembly

Neither Brazil nor Mexico, the two largest regional powers, nor Argentina, have assumed any regional leadership, so “needed”, Dammert lamented.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who arrived in New York on Sunday, will be the first to speak at the multilateral forum on Tuesday.

As he recently advanced, he intends to take to the Assembly the defense of the temporary framework for the demarcation of indigenous lands, currently under study in the Federal Supreme Court and reviled by environmentalists and indigenous leaders.

Even before presenting his speech, the Brazilian president has already caused controversy since he arrived in New York without having been vaccinated against COVID-19, as demanded by local authorities and recommended by the United Nations, provoking the indignation of the mayor of the city, Bill. de Blasio.

In the meeting he held on Monday with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the South American president boasted: “I have not yet been vaccinated,” he said between laughter as his interlocutor recommended the British AstraZeneca vaccine.

But the mayor of New York, the Democrat de Blasio, did not like Bolsonaro’s attitude too much.

“We must send a message to all the leaders of the world, including and very particularly to Bolsonaro, from Brazil, that whoever wants to come must be vaccinated,” because “we should all be safe together,” de Blasio told reporters.

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