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Spain, Brazil, and Mexico strengthen their alliance and pledge to send aid to Cuba to alleviate the humanitarian crisis

20 April 2026 at 14:59

Spain, Mexico, and Brazil have reaffirmed their diplomatic rapprochement following the summit of progressive leaders in Barcelona this weekend and are joining forces to denounce U.S. pressure on Cuba. The three countries called for dialogue in the face of the threat of military intervention on the island and pledged in a joint declaration to increase the delivery of humanitarian aid to address the “dramatic situation facing the Cuban people” after three months of energy cuts imposed by the Trump administration.

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Progressive leaders gathered Saturday in Barcelona.

Lula: ‘Trump has no right to wake up in the morning and threaten a country’

16 April 2026 at 07:59

Brasília awoke to a gray morning. A subdued atmosphere hangs over the Three Powers Square, the heart of Brazil’s executive, legislative, and judicial branches. But it quickly dissipates upon entering the bustling Planalto Palace, where President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva receives EL PAÍS on the third floor.

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Lula’s membership card — he was a lathe operator at the time — for the Workers’ Party, on display at the Planalto Palace.

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Brazilian president Lula, during the interview, on monday in Brasilia.
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