Lula had a brain health issue and couldn't attend the BRICS Kazan summit, which appeared convenient for preventing Venezuela's direct ascension into BRICS—Doomberg called this in a piece 'Neighborhood Watch' and later published 'Lula Hoops' as victory lap when Venezuela's bid failed and Lula vetoed it
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“all of a sudden you know everyone from Brazil sends us this piece that Lula you know has a brain aneurysm or some kind of a a brain issue and he's not going to go to Kazan well okay that was interesting um had a bit of a Harry Reid definitely hurt himself exercising feel to it um and then um Venezuela madur is welcomed by Putin as a as peer... and who vetos it Lula”
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