Editing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (section)

===== Russia=====
[[File:07.05.2025 - Jantar oferecido pelo Presidente da Federação da Rússia, Vladimir Putin (54506081056).jpg|thumb|Lula with Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] during the [[2025 Moscow Victory Day Parade|Victory Day]] celebrations in Moscow on 7 May 2025]]
In May 2023, he declined an invitation to the [[Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum]], saying that he "can't visit Russia at the moment", while confirming that he had spoken to Putin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil's Lula says spoke to Putin on war, declined economic forum invitation |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/brazils-lula-said-spoke-putin-war-declined-invitation-economic-forum-2023-05-26/ |work=Reuters |date=26 May 2023 |access-date=4 June 2023 |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604105700/https://www.reuters.com/world/brazils-lula-said-spoke-putin-war-declined-invitation-economic-forum-2023-05-26/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2023, Lula said he would invite Vladimir Putin to the [[BRICS]] and [[2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit|G20 summits]] in Brazil. Due to Brazil being a signatory of the [[Rome Statute]] of the [[International Criminal Court]], Putin could be [[International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Russian figures|placed under arrest]] by the Brazilian authorities if he sets foot on Brazil's territory. Lula said Putin could be arrested in Brazil, but that would be the decision of Brazil's [[Judiciary of Brazil|independent courts]], not his government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/brazil-russia-lula-da-silva-vladimir-putin-g20-brics-invitation/|title=Lula invites Putin to Brazil, sidesteps on war crimes arrest|date=4 December 2023|website=POLITICO|first=Hans|last=von der Burchard|access-date=23 July 2024|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221090701/https://www.politico.eu/article/brazil-russia-lula-da-silva-vladimir-putin-g20-brics-invitation/|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2024, he was visited by Russian Foreign Minister [[Sergey Lavrov]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Russian foreign minister Lavrov discussed Ukraine with Brazil's Lula, Moscow says |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/feb/23/russia-ukraine-war-us-sanctions-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskiy-alexei-navalny?page=with:block-65d886188f086f23f6db1dac#block-65d886188f086f23f6db1dac |access-date=23 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=24 February 2024 |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907113524/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/feb/23/russia-ukraine-war-us-sanctions-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskiy-alexei-navalny?page=with:block-65d886188f086f23f6db1dac#block-65d886188f086f23f6db1dac |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2025, he attended the [[2025 Moscow Victory Day Parade|Victory Day parade]] in Moscow.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil’s Lula Pitches ‘Strategic Partnership’ With Russia |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/09/brazils-lula-pitches-strategic-partnership-with-russia-a89034 |work=[[The Moscow Times]] |date=9 May 2025}}</ref>