by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
UN GATE, Oct 16 – Brazil took over the UN Security Council presidency on October 1, 2023 - while Inner City Press is still banned from the UN, despite its June 19 application.
Inner City Press thought banned reported on Brazil's October 2 press conference, below. On October 7 amid Gaza - Israel, Inner City Press heard that Brazil claimed it has taking the lead to schedule a Sunday UNSC meeting. Nothing in email - and it emerged that the Brazil Mission has *blocked* Inner City Press on X, photo here
On September 30, Inner City Press wrote to the Brazilian Mission: "This is a timely request that you allow Inner City Press to enter and cover, and/or provide the WebEx pass code(s) to access Brazil's UNSC Presidency press briefing by your Ambassador Sérgio França Danese on October 2, 2023." From Brazil, no answer.
When Amb. Danese held his presser on October 2, he dodged wan questions and his spokesperson, presumable Angelica Silva, said she would send only those present, only by WhatsApp, information about Haiti, where Brazil's military curried ill will among the poor for its violent peacekeeping in the past. WhatsApp only, to state media and hand picked correspondents - excluding Inner City Press which accompanied a previous UNSC mission to Haiti - is UNacceptable.
16 days later, still no answer from the Brazil mission.
On October 15, former PR, now FM Mauro Vieira bloviated that he canceled and came back from a trip to Southeast Asia to preside over a UNSC meeting, which was a failure. And still his mission blocks the Press on X. Pathetic.
On October 16, Brazil bumblingly presided over a failed vote on Gaza, cynical resolution voted down 5-4-6 while its Ambassador thought Israel sponsored it.
And beyond acquiescence in censorship, Danese and the Brazil Mission are silent on UN corruption (Guterres omitting SDNY-convicted, Trump World Tower condo-owning CEFC China Energy's link to his finance, through Gulbenkian), and UN rapes by peacekeepers.
Inner City Press on June 19 applied to the UN for access, as it gives 100s, to cover the UNGA week. Inner City Press has a NYC Press Pass and writes about the UN. From Brazil and Danese, nothing. Now a block on X. Corrupt.
Watch this site.
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