Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss cooperation on fighting organized crime and potential tariff issues, according to Brazil’s finance minister. The talks are scheduled for Thursday, with the finance minister stating that organized-crime cooperation and tariffs are expected to be part of the agenda.
France 24 reports that Lula travels to Washington on Wednesday for the meeting and highlights the broader political context in Brazil ahead of October elections. It also notes that Lula, 80, and Trump, 79, have ideological differences and a rocky relationship, with their upcoming meeting described as only the second official encounter since they spoke in Malaysia last year.
Across the reports, the central points are that Lula and Trump hold a high-level meeting in the United States and that they are expected to address both security cooperation against organized crime and trade-related concerns involving tariffs. The sources do not provide additional details on specific agreements or tariff proposals, focusing instead on the stated discussion topics and the meeting’s timing.
