President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva this Tuesday (16) demanded more commitment from rich countries to reduce inequalities in the world. The speech was given in Évian, France, during the G7 Summit, which brings together the world's main economies. According to the president, inequality between rich and poor countries has increased. Related news: Proposal that criminalizes misogyny advances in the Chamber of Deputies. Chamber: government removes urgency from the end of the 6x1 scale and unlocks the agenda. SP court files case against journalist persecuted by Zambelli. "The challenges are multiplying, but international solidarity is shrinking. The distance that separates Évian's prosperity from the reality faced by billions of people in the Global South is not decreasing," said Lula.  The Brazilian president was invited to the G7 meeting. “Our task is to correct the inequalities of a system that produces abundant wealth, but distributes opportunities in a deeply asymmetrical way,” he stated. >> Follow the Agência Brasil channel on WhatsApp Criticism of wars Lula said that last year he warned that the World Food Program had lost around 40% of its funding. "The World Health Organization and UNICEF have reduced their budgets by more than 20%. Wars and conflicts also continue to divert focus from the development agenda", he highlighted.  Still on annual military spending, he lamented that there was a sum of almost US$3 trillion. "These are not abstract figures. They directly impact the daily lives of inhabitants of developing countries."  These impacts, according to the president, affect millions of people without access to adequate food, education and health. “The developing world transfers 1.4 trillion dollars per year in debt service, an amount seven times higher than the aid received from rich countries,” said Lula. Lula recalled that, in 2003, one of his first tasks as president was to participate in the then-G8 Summit. Since that year, there have been nine other G8 or G7 summits. "In all of them we are faced with challenges that affect millions of people. But in none of them we are able to build collective and lasting responses." "Falnacious Answers" Lula contextualized that speeches that defended market deregulation, minimal state and austerity as ends in themselves prospered. “Now, protectionism and unilateralism resurface as fallacious responses to the complexity of our problems.” Without mentioning the name of businessman Elon Musk, Lula pointed out that the world's first trillionaire is richer than the poorest 46% of the world's population. “Our task is to correct the inequalities of a system that produces abundant wealth, but distributes opportunities asymmetrically.” Lula also added that the Seville Conference on Financing for Development pointed to the correct direction. "The challenge is not managing shortages. The deficit we face is one of implementation and political will."