Editing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (section)

=====Iran=====
In March 2023, Lula's administration allowed two [[Iranian Navy]] warships, [[Expeditionary Mobile Base|forward base ship]] [[IRIS Makran|IRIS ''Makran'']] and [[Moudge-class frigate|frigate]] [[IRIS Dena|IRIS ''Dena'']], to dock in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://voz.us/ted-cruz-calls-for-sanctions-for-lula-da-silva-and-cristina-fernandez-de-kirchner/?lang=en|title=Ted Cruz calls for sanctions on Lula da Silva and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner|date=8 September 2023|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=7 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907113034/https://voz.us/en/politics/230908/3612/ted-cruz-calls-for-sanctions-for-lula-da-silva-and-cristina-fernandez-de-kirchner.html?lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themedialine.org/top-stories/brazil-allows-iranian-warships-to-dock-in-rio-despite-us-opposition/|title=Brazil Allows Iranian Warships To Dock in Rio Despite US Opposition|first=Debbie|last=Mohnblatt|date=28 February 2023|website=The Media Line|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=14 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414042605/https://themedialine.org/top-stories/brazil-allows-iranian-warships-to-dock-in-rio-despite-us-opposition/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto14">{{Cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2023/02/28/iranian-warships-finally-dock-in-rio-de-janeiro-after-u-s-issues-sanction-threat|title=Iranian Warships Finally Dock in Rio de Janeiro After U.S. Issues Sanction Threat – USNI News|date=28 February 2023|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=21 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421073116/https://news.usni.org/2023/02/28/iranian-warships-finally-dock-in-rio-de-janeiro-after-u-s-issues-sanction-threat|url-status=live}}</ref> U.S. Ambassador to Brazil [[Elizabeth Bagley]] said that in the past the warships had facilitated terrorist activities, and US Senator [[Ted Cruz]] said that "the docking of Iranian warships in Brazil is a dangerous development and a direct threat to the safety and security of Americans."<ref name="auto14"/>

Lula endorsed admitting Iran into the [[BRICS]] organization, and in August 2023 met with Iranian president [[Ebrahim Raeisi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiohc.cu/en/noticias/internacionales/332446-lula-says-iran-is-an-important-partner-in-brics|title=Lula says Iran is an important partner in BRICS|website=radiohc.cu|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225215943/https://www.radiohc.cu/en/noticias/internacionales/332446-lula-says-iran-is-an-important-partner-in-brics|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto12">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2023/11/07/an-iranian-bear-in-brazils-backyard-how-iran-is-wooing-south-america.html|title=An Iranian bear in Brazil's backyard: How Iran is wooing South America|website=The Week|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225214440/https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2023/11/07/an-iranian-bear-in-brazils-backyard-how-iran-is-wooing-south-america.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Lula stopped short of condemning [[Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran's rights abuses]].<ref name="auto12"/>