That is why, he said, he refused to sell missiles to Ukraine, because “Brazil does not want to participate in the war, it wants to build peace”.
The “missiles” are actually ammunition for Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, which use Swiss-made Oerlikon 35mm autocannons. Switzerland refused to supply ammunition, so the German government approached Brazil instead.
Just the thing Putin needs on his plate right now, fears about an PMC attempting a coup or a civil war
(context: The king’s message is basically an message to spain as much as is a message to lula, as spain has dealt for decades with secessionists movements - and the right wing propaganda machine has tried to recently link them with russia. You can almost hear him replacing “Ukraine” for “Spain” in that message.)
