US EditionMerz spokesperson defends German leader over remarks criticized in Brazil
Spokesperson Stefan Kornelius said Merz’s remarks reflected the delegation’s fatigue and emphasized Brazil as Germany’s key partner in South America.
- On Wednesday, Stefan Kornelius, spokesperson for Chancellor Friedrich Merz, denied that Merz meant to denigrate Brazil after his Nov. 7 visit to Belém, the U.N. climate summit host city.
- Merz recounted asking journalists who accompanied him in Belém which of them wanted to stay and said no one raised their hand, reflecting the delegation's wish to return home after a tiring day.
- Kornelius told a regular government news conference that Chancellor Friedrich Merz used his short visit to Brazil to intensively deepen excellent relations and had a very positive impression of the trip.
- Brazilian officials publicly pushed back following the Nov. 7 visit, and Stefan Kornelius was asked at a news conference if Merz would apologize or saw damage to relations.
- Merz framed the comments as domestic context at a Berlin trade conference, highlighting Germany's struggle to generate growth and calling it one of the most beautiful countries.
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Merz spokesperson defends German leader over remarks criticized in Brazil
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s spokesperson has denied that the German leader meant to denigrate Brazil after visiting the city hosting the U.N. climate summit.
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German government spokesman Steffan Kornelius stated this Wednesday (November 19, 2025), in an interview with journalists, that Chancellor Friedrich Merz will not apologize for his remarks about Belém. He also said that he sees no damage to relations between Brazil and Germany. According to Kornelius, the interpretation that Merz showed "displeasure" or "repulsion" towards Belém is mistaken. He stated that the Chancellor's words were "taken out …
Foreign Minister Friedrich Merz on Wednesday minimized the impact of his comments on Brazil, which generated strong criticism from officials there, and the spokesman for the German leader said he had not denigrated the South American country.
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