Overview
- A joint communiqué released Saturday by Spain, Mexico and Brazil urged a “sincere and respectful” dialogue with Cuba and expressed deep concern over the island’s humanitarian crisis.
- The Barcelona meetings, led by Pedro Sánchez with Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, gathered about fifteen leaders to present a common front to defend democratic norms.
- Spain and Brazil signed 15 agreements in Barcelona on Friday covering cooperation against crime and discrimination, measures to combat violence against women, economic ties and work on artificial intelligence.
- Leaders pressed for reform of the United Nations and a clearer anti-war posture, with Sánchez repeating “No to war” and Lula warning that “when democracy recedes, a Hitler appears.”
- The left-led events coincided with a far-right rally in Milan, while a parallel Global Progressive Mobilisation forum drew union and research delegates from more than 40 countries.