Brazil

São Paulo, October 6, 2026. The Folha and the G1 are treating the announcement as a military turning point. According to the Folha, Turkey and Pakistan agreed on Monday, October 5, to quickly send forces to help Saudi Arabia, "at war" with Yemeni rebels supported by Iran. The newspaper sees this as "the first concrete measure" of the Mecca agreement, a mutual assistance pact signed in August. It describes it as "unprecedented in the Middle East" and writes that it "promises to change the region's security architecture" and will now be put to the test.

The Folha reports that the decision was made during a meeting of foreign ministers in Istanbul. It emphasizes that no details were given about the nature of the support, only that the context of the Houthi threat is being taken into account. The daily recalls that Pakistan already has 8,000 soldiers, JF-17 fighter jets, and anti-aircraft systems at the King Abdulaziz base, under a separate agreement concluded with Riyadh last year. These troops had not been mobilized until now due to the escalation of the war in Yemen.

The situation on the ground is being given significant attention. Since Sunday, October 4, the Saudis have been supporting an offensive by the recognized Yemeni government, which was driven out of Sanaa in 2014, with heavy airstrikes. According to the government, central points in Mocha and Dhubab, opposite Bab el-Mandeb, have been retaken. The Folha explains that the Houthis had taken these points the previous month in an attempt to impose a naval blockade on the port of Yanbu, through which a large part of Saudi oil passes, in order to bypass the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, linked to the stalemate between Iran and the United States. The rebels are contesting this version.

The G1 is emphasizing the response. The Houthis, described as a "Yemeni extremist group supported by Iran", claim to have targeted Riyadh's King Khalid international airport, an Aramco refinery in Rabigh, and military sites in the south of the kingdom, using drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. Spokesman Yahya Saree presents these strikes as a response to the Yemeni offensive, which he claims included more than 1,000 attacks with the support of 100 planes provided by the coalition. The coalition says it has destroyed arms depots and explosive-laden boats and foiled a plan to attack in the Red Sea.

The G1 notes that Turkey and Pakistan are announcing a "rapid mobilization" of troops without specifying their function, and recalls that a similar announcement by France dates back to September 25. Both media outlets are leaving open the question of the exact role of the foreign contingents.