Stating that Latin America and South America, where Brazil is located, “is a region of peace”, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, “offered to be a contact, an interlocutor, as was the case in the past with Venezuelaannounced the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, this Sunday. The goal “seek mutually acceptable and correct solutions between the two countries”explained to journalists present at the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The proposal comes in a moment dand intensification of the US military presence in the Caribbean and growinggeopolitical tensions in the region and was released after the meeting between Lula da Silva and the North American President, Donald Trump. “President Lula raised the issue and stated that Latin America and South America, where we are located, is a region of peace”, reinforced Mauro Vieira.
In addition to addressing the Venezuelan situation, during the approximately 45-minute meeting, Lula and Trump also discussed the bilateral trade agenda. According to a post by Lula da Silva on social media, both agreed to immediately begin negotiations to resolve the impasse surrounding the 50% tariff imposed by Washington on Brazilian products. The measure was adopted in retaliation for the judicial process that sentenced former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup plotting.
Lula classified the meeting as “excellent” and reiterated Brazil’s commitment to regional stability and diplomatic dialogue. Already Trump — for whom Malaysia is the starting stop of your first trip to Asia in this second term — he said at the beginning of the meeting with Lula that he was confident they would reach “very good agreements”, without giving further details.
The relationship between Lula and Trump is also affected by the escalation of the fight against drug trafficking by Latin American cartels by the USA, coincided in Kuala Lumpur on the occasion of the 47th summit of ASEAN leaders and allies, which began today and will last until Tuesday.
The Brazilian President has been in Malaysia for several days, where he met on Saturday with the country’s Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, after a trip to Indonesia, in search of trade agreements to mitigate the impact of United States tariffs.
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