This Video of PM Narendra Modi Meeting Brazilian President Lula Is Not Recent

We found that the video was from the 2025 BRICS summit held in Brazil.

Fact-Check | The video is old and is from the BRICS summit 2025.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during an event is being circulated on social media platforms as recent visuals.

• Those sharing the clip have uploaded it with a caption that said, "Emotional moment between Brazilian President Lula and PM Modi."

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X (formerly Twitter)/Screenshot)

At the time of writing this report, this post on X gained over two lakh views. Archives of similar claims can be accessed here, here, and here.

What are the facts?: The claim lacks proper context. The visuals date back to July 2025 and show PM Modi meeting the Brazilian President at the 2025 BRICS summit held in Brazil.

Hints in the viral video: We noticed that the background carried the letters "BRICS" and the viral clip carried a watermark that said '@Lulaoficial'.

• This made it clear that the video was old and not related to the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.

The video carried a watermark that said '@Lulaoficial'.

(Source: Viral video/Screenshot/Altered by The Quint)

Finding the original video: On searching for the username on Google, we came across the official Instagram handle of Brazilian President Lula.

• The visuals were shared on 6 July with a caption when translated to English said, "You have, in my person,@narendramodi, a true friend. I have a relationship of great respect, admiration and friendship for you and India."

Conclusion: It is evident that the viral claim lacks proper context about the video being from the 2025 BRICS summit.

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