International Relations

Lula’s Call to Trump Reveals Gaps in U.S. Leadership on Combating Transnational Crime

By National Security Desk | December 4, 2025

Brazil’s president urges former U.S. leader Trump to arrest criminal kingpins residing in America, exposing Washington’s failure to protect national sovereignty and secure borders from foreign crime networks.

In a revealing moment that exposes more than it solves, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva publicly appealed to Donald Trump for cooperation in arresting notorious Brazilian criminals who have found refuge within the United States. This call, made during a lengthy phone conversation, underscores glaring gaps in America's commitment to safeguarding its own borders and upholding law and order against transnational threats. Is America Turning a Blind Eye to Foreign Criminals on Our Soil? Lula specifically highlighted the presence of major Brazilian contraband operators living comfortably in Miami—an unsettling revelation given America’s ongoing struggle with drug cartels and...

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