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UN General Assembly General Debate · 61st regular session of the General Assembly

Allocution de M. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Président de la République fédérative du Brésil (French version of the record; equivalent English title not read)

Lula greets the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, in Brasília, on September 12, 2006 (photo from the previous week; it does not show the speech at the UN).
Lula greets the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, in Brasília, on September 12, 2006 (photo from the previous week; it does not show the speech at the UN).Photo: Domingos Tadeu/PR, CC BY-SA

Available records

The prepared text may differ from what was actually said. Any significant difference is recorded below.

Quotations are our translation from the Portuguese; the original wording is in the source excerpt.

Documentary record

The Brazilian opening speech of the General Debate of the 61st session was delivered by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.[1]

The speech took place on September 19, 2006, at the 10th plenary meeting of the 61st session, in New York.[2]

Lula spoke in Portuguese; the French version of record A/61/PV.10 indicates "texte anglais fourni par la délégation."[3]

There is a Portuguese text of the speech in the FUNAG collection "O Brasil nas Nações Unidas."[4]

Topics, with excerpts from the speech

Each topic is backed by the literal excerpt, given in the source note.

There is a Portuguese text of the 2006 speech published by FUNAG in the collection "O Brasil nas Nações Unidas 1946-2011," under the title "LXI Sessão Ordinária da Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas," pp. 903 to 908.[5]

The official verbatim record A/61/PV.10 records the speech; it states that Lula spoke in Portuguese and that the English text was provided by the delegation; the header note of the record states that speeches made in other languages appear in interpretation.[6]

In record A/61/PV.10 (French version), the speech is identified as "texte anglais fourni par la délégation."[7]

In the published text, Lula says that Bolsa Família, "flagship of Fome Zero," guarantees a minimum income to more than 11 million families.[8]

In the published text, Lula states that a world of hungry people will never be a safe place.[9]

In the published text, Lula says that the subsidies of rich countries, especially in agriculture, relegate poor countries to backwardness.[10]

In the published text, Lula asks whether it would not be the moment to convene a broad conference under the auspices of the UN.[11]

In the published text, Lula says that Brazil and the G-4 support the entry of developing countries as permanent members of the Council.[12]

In the published text, Lula says that South America is a priority of Brazilian foreign policy.[13]

The speech of 09/19/2006 was also published in Portuguese in Resenha de Política Exterior do Brasil No. 99 (MRE, 2nd half of 2006).[14]

What remains to be documented

  • Speech content: Official video of the 2006 speech not located in this round.

Sources and evidence

Excerpts are quoted in the original language of the source.

  1. 1. The Brazilian opening speech of the General Debate of the 61st session was delivered by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

  2. 2. The speech took place on September 19, 2006, at the 10th plenary meeting of the 61st session, in New York.

  3. 3. Lula spoke in Portuguese; the French version of record A/61/PV.10 indicates "texte anglais fourni par la délégation."

  4. 4. There is a Portuguese text of the speech in the FUNAG collection "O Brasil nas Nações Unidas."

  5. 5. There is a Portuguese text of the 2006 speech published by FUNAG in the collection "O Brasil nas Nações Unidas 1946-2011," under the title "LXI Sessão Ordinária da Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas," pp. 903 to 908.

  6. 6. The official verbatim record A/61/PV.10 records the speech; it states that Lula spoke in Portuguese and that the English text was provided by the delegation; the header note of the record states that speeches made in other languages appear in interpretation.

  7. 7. In record A/61/PV.10 (French version), the speech is identified as "texte anglais fourni par la délégation."

  8. 8. In the published text, Lula says that Bolsa Família, "flagship of Fome Zero," guarantees a minimum income to more than 11 million families.

  9. 9. In the published text, Lula states that a world of hungry people will never be a safe place.

  10. 10. In the published text, Lula says that the subsidies of rich countries, especially in agriculture, relegate poor countries to backwardness.

  11. 11. In the published text, Lula asks whether it would not be the moment to convene a broad conference under the auspices of the UN.

  12. 12. In the published text, Lula says that Brazil and the G-4 support the entry of developing countries as permanent members of the Council.

  13. 13. In the published text, Lula says that South America is a priority of Brazilian foreign policy.

  14. 14. The speech of 09/19/2006 was also published in Portuguese in Resenha de Política Exterior do Brasil No. 99 (MRE, 2nd half of 2006).

    • Resenha de Política Exterior do Brasil, nº 99, 2º semestre de 2006 · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FUNAG/CHDD digital edition) Official record
      Where: p. 137, title of the speech. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Discurso do Presidente da República, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, na abertura do debate geral da LXI Assembléia Geral das Nações Unidas, Nova York, Estados Unidos, 19 de setembro de 2006”