Biden and ‘Lula’ are in Washington and say that Brazil and the US are on the “same page”

First modification: 02/10/2023 – 22:57

This Friday, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva officially began his first visit to the US since he was re-elected as president of the South American nation.

He was received at the White House by Joe Biden, who commented positively on the meeting with his counterpart, stating that the two countries are on the “same page”, especially regarding climate change. Since his re-election, ‘Lula’ has promised to resume the fight against this emergency, left aside by his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.

The two presidents would have talked about human rights, the extreme right, the economy and the climate crisis; and they could announce the launch of the first US disbursement of money for the Amazon protection fund.

‘Lula’ also met with leftist senator Bernie Sanders this Friday, with whom he discussed the fight for democracy.

“We talked about the need to strengthen the democratic foundations not only in Brazil and the United States, but throughout the world,” Sanders told reporters after meeting with Lula.

Despite the “massive threat from right-wing extremists (…) who are trying to undermine democracy,” he said, “our job is to strengthen democracy in Brazil, in the United States and around the world,” Sanders said after the meeting. .

Likewise, the Brazilian president also met this Friday with the Democrats Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, Jayapal and Jackson Lee, although they did not appear before the media.

After the meeting with Joe Biden, both presidents will offer a joint press conference.

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