Event Brief
Lula's Speech on Critical Minerals Challenges U.S.
Filed: Mar 23, 2026 at 9:06 AM ET
Summary: At the CELAC-Africa summit, Lula criticized the global race for critical minerals as colonialism, urging local processing.
WHO: Lula
WHAT: delivered a speech criticizing the global race for critical minerals
WHEN: Mar 23, 2026 at 8:20 AM ET
WHERE: Bogotá
WHY: to frame the global race for critical minerals as a new form of colonialism
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