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Montevideo, April 24th 2025 - 16:59 UTC

Tag: Lula da Silva

  • Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:22 UTC

    Lula and Boric highlight bilateral trade opportunities

    “Trade is about bringing people together,” Boric told Lula at th3e Business Forum

    Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Gabriel Boric Font of Chile Tuesday advocated for stronger trade relations between their countries at a Business Forum in Brasília. Lula encouraged Brazilian businesspeople to import more Chilean products to balance trade and emphasized fairness in business dealings.

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  • Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Lula and Xi to meet again next month at Sino-Celac Summit

    Lula will be flying to China from Russia's May 9 WWII Victory Day celebrations

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be travelling to China next month for the Summit between the Asian country and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) between May 12 and 13, it was announced by the Planalto Palace. Lula's second official trip to China during his third term will follow his attendance at Russia's Victory Day celebrations on May 9, marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's triumph in World War II.

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  • Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Boric lands in Brazil for 4-day State visit

    Boric and Lula are to discuss several strategic issues for the region

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font landed at the Brasilia Air Base Monday for a four-day state visit, during which he will meet President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasilia to strengthen bilateral ties, among other engagements.

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  • Tuesday, April 15th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Brazilians buy less food due to inflation, Datafolha study finds

    In this scenario, Lula's popularity is waning down

    A Datafolha survey published Sunday revealed that 58% of Brazilians have reduced food purchases due to rising inflation, which hit 5.48% annually by March 2025. When measured amongst the poorest strata of society (people with an income of up to two minimum wages), 67% were forced to adopt contingency measures.

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  • Saturday, April 12th 2025 - 10:49 UTC

    Lula enacts Reciprocity Law in reaction to Trump's tariffs

    With the new law, Brazil's Camex will have the power to apply proportionate retaliatory measures

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enacted the so-called Reciprocity Law on Friday, whereby the federal government can react whenever countries or economic blocs create measures restricting Brazilian exports, be it in the form of surcharges or objections to the origin of the product. The measure is to be published in Monday's issue of the Diário Oficial da União (Federal Official Gazette).

  • Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Brazil strong enough to weather Trump's tariffs, says Lula

    Brazil's economy “only depends on us Brazilians,” Lula argued

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday underscored his country's strong international reserves (US$ 370 billion) to withstand global challenges, including Donald Trump's tariffs. He also highlighted his administration's measures to boost credit and consumption.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2025 - 09:44 UTC

    Guidelines set for Brazilian First Lady's expenses

    Janja's actions must adhere to public administration principles, the AGU determined

    Brazil's Federal Attorney General's Office (AGU) issued an opinion Friday defining guidelines for the role of the president’s spouse, specifically addressing First Lady Rosângela da Silva (Janja) and her expenses.

  • Monday, March 31st 2025 - 09:07 UTC

    Lula clinches meat export deal to Vietnam

    Hanoi is “finally going to buy Brazilian meat for the Vietnamese market,” celebrated Lula

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced this weekend that he clinched a meat export deal with Vietnam during his meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chinh, thus adding a new notch to bilateral trade, which last year amounted to US$ 7.7 billion with a US$ 415 million surplus for the South American country.

  • Tuesday, March 25th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

    Lula arrives in Japan to celebrate 130 years of diplomatic ties

    It is Lula's fifth trip to Japan as President of Brazil, including his two previous terms in office

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and First Lady Janja were welcomed by Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Tuesday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, marking the start of the South American leader's state visit to celebrate 130 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Brazil arguably hosts the largest Japanese-descendant population outside Japan with around 2 million people, while Japan is home to the fifth largest Brazilian community abroad, with around 200,000 people.

  • Thursday, March 20th 2025 - 10:23 UTC

    Eduardo Bolsonaro to seek political asylum in the US

    Lula's allies claim it is a stunt ahead of the October 2026 presidential elections

    Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, announced he would be taking a leave from Parliament and remaining in the United States where he intends to seek political asylum at the suggestion of his legal team, who advised him against returning to the country as his freedom could be endangered by whatever Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes might decide. He traveled to the US on Feb. 27, 2025, initially for meetings and vacation.

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