Brazil’s Lula accuses NATO of fueling arms race

The military bloc’s push for higher defense spending encourages more wars, the Brazilian president has said

NATO is fueling a global arms race by pushing for massive increases in military spending, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said. The US-led military bloc endorsed a plan last month to raise its defense spending target from 2% to 5% of GDP.

Speaking on Sunday at the opening of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Lula said the world is experiencing a record number of armed conflicts since World War II and warned that NATO’s policies are exacerbating the situation.

“NATO’s recent decision [to raise military spending to 5% of…

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