US Edition'That place': Merz offends Brazil with comments about COP30 city
Merz's remarks on Belém’s conditions sparked backlash from Brazilian leaders and locals, highlighting tensions despite Germany's pledge for Amazon preservation funding.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized the Brazilian city of Belem, hosting the COP30 climate conference, saying "everyone was delighted to be back in Germany and to have left that place."
- Merz's comments angered Brazilian authorities, with the governor of Para state calling them "prejudiced" and the Belem mayor saying they were "full of arrogance and prejudice."
- Brazil's President Lula da Silva responded by saying Merz should have enjoyed Belem's culture and cuisine, stating "Berlin doesn't offer him ten percent of the quality that the state of Para offers.
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz has repeatedly upset the public.
The Federal Chancellor has tried to score points in Germany with an estimating remark about the location of the COP30 in the Brazilian Belém. In Brazil he triggered a wave of indignation. For the German taxpayer it could now be expensive
Federal Chancellor Merz, speaking about the Brazilian host city of the World Climate Conference, Belém, caused displeasure. Brazil's President Lula said everyone knows that Belém is poor. However, the city has such a generous people as hardly any other place in the world.
How the German chancellor pissed off the entire nation of Brazil
Germany's chancellor recently visited a climate conference in Brazil where he advocated for international cooperation. But comments he made after returning to Berlin have invoked the ire of the world's seventh most populous nation.
Friedrich Merz, with his commentary on the Brazilian city of Belém, has broken an entire country. The repeated misstep shows that the chancellor is unaware of his role.
Criticism of the Federal Chancellor's statements about Brazil does not stop. The Greens accuse him of disrespect. Vice Chancellor Klingbeil defends Merz.
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