Lula: Justice decides on Putin arrest at G20

Arrest warrant against Kremlin chief - Lula: Justice decides on Putin arrest at G20

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva does not want to give Russia's head of state Vladimir Putin a security guarantee for next year's G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Whether Putin is arrested in Brazil due to the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Ukraine is not within his sphere of competence, said Lula at the German-Brazilian government consultations in Berlin. "Will he be arrested when he arrives? Maybe, maybe not. That will be decided by the judiciary," said Lula. Unlike Russia and the USA, Brazil is a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Lula, together with numerous ministers from both countries, met in Berlin on Monday for the first German-Brazilian government consultations in more than eight years. According to the German government, they discussed bilateral economic and financial policy issues, green transformation and the topics of energy, climate, environmental development, food as well as foreign and defense policy. The meeting is also important for Berlin because Brazil took over the chairmanship of the G20 round of leading economic powers on December 1.

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1. Despite the arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is reluctant to provide a security guarantee for Putin's visit to the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2. The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Putin due to alleged war crimes in Ukraine, but Lula clarified that the decision on his arrest in Brazil lies with the judiciary.
3. The Federal Government of Germany and Brazil held their first government consultations in Berlin in over eight years, focusing on economic, financial, and environmental policies, among others.
4. The German-Brazilian meeting holds significance for Berlin, as Brazil assumes the chairmanship of the G20 round of leading economic powers on December 1.
5. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva highlighted that Brazil, unlike Russia and the USA, is a signatory to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which put the issue of Putin's arrest warrant on the table.
6. The G20 summit, scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, could potentially become a venue for confrontation if Putin's arrest warrant is enforced.
7. As the leader of one of the countries with significant influence in the G20, Germany plays a crucial role in the diplomatic approach to this issue between Brazil and other global powers.
8. The escalating tension between Brazil and Russia over the Putin arrest warrant could have implications for the working relationship between the two nations in multilateral forums like the G20.
9. The G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro could become a test of diplomacy and international cooperation, with the Federal President of Germany acting as an intermediary between the two opposing sides: Brazil and Russia.

Source: www.stern.de