President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated on February 9, 2026, between 8:16 PM and 9:16 PM UTC that if U.S. President Donald Trump knew the bloodthirstiness of bandit Lampião in a president, he would not provoke Brazil, according to GloboNews reporting in an X post at https://x.com/GloboNews/status/2020958383629594844 aired on #GloboNews. The remark references Lampião, the infamous 20th-century Brazilian bandit leader known for violence, amid ongoing tensions between the two leaders. GloboNews linked to a #Estúdioi segment featuring the quote, published within this 59-minute reporting window. Separate developments confirmed Brazil as the first country to launch laser-guided bombs from the F-39 Gripen fighter jet, with the Brazilian Air Force deploying the 900-kilogram Mk84 bomb and other laser-guided munitions using the L system, as reported by @reporterenato in an X post at https://x.com/reporterenato/status/2020918888582566136 during the window. This follows earlier announcements of successful Gripen tests reported by Exame.
