Brazil’s Lula meets Trump amid efforts to avert new US trade tariffs
Key takeaways
- Brazilian officials are hoping for the best to result from the meeting given tensions last year over Trump’s tariff policy.
- Thursday’s meeting between Lula and Trump brought together two of the world’s most prominent populist figures despite their sharp ideological differences.
- Posting on social media, Trump hailed the talks with his “very dynamic” Brazilian counterpart.
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Brazilian officials are hoping for the best to result from the meeting given tensions last year over Trump’s tariff policy.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talk as they meet on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 26, 2025 [File: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]By Reuters Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has met US President Donald Trump at the White House, for talks that were expected to focus on trade, security, and critical minerals as Lula seeks to reset their rocky relationship.
Thursday’s meeting between Lula and Trump brought together two of the world’s most prominent populist figures despite their sharp ideological differences.