Le Sommet Brésil-Caraïbes : Lula devient le champion de la cause haïtienne
Brazil’s Lula Champions Haiti’s Future at Historic Caribbean Summit By Patrick Prézeau Stephenson (Le Français suit) In a remarkable display of regional solidarity, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has positioned himself as a forceful advocate for Haiti’s future. During the first-ever Caribbean-Brazil Summit held in Brasília, Lula not only pledged concrete security and economic assistance to the embattled Caribbean nation but also took aim at one of the most painful legacies of post-colonial injustice: the so-called “independence ransom” Haiti was forced to pay to France in 1825. “ Haiti cannot remain eternally punished for its independence ,” Lula declared before a crowd of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, Latin American dignitaries, and international development officials. The Brazilian leader’s words struck a chord, not merely as diplomatic rhetoric, but as the outline of a transformative doctrine—one that seeks justice, not charity, for the world’s f...