

Brazil’s President Lula Lectures Von der Leyen at Trade Talks
Not threats of sanctions but mutual trust should drive the strategic partnership, Lula said, referring to the environmental clause the EU tried to include in the Mercosur trade deal.
Not threats of sanctions but mutual trust should drive the strategic partnership, Lula said, referring to the environmental clause the EU tried to include in the Mercosur trade deal.
The country is also working to pass a “Fake News” bill that would have far-reaching implications for freedom of political speech.
Federal police, on May 5th, searched Bolsonaro’s home, seized his cell phone, and arrested six of his former collaborators.
Trade deals, visa-free travel, and “more migration opportunities” are just a few of the proposed EU strategies to prevent countries from defecting to Beijing’s camp.
President Lula’s recent remarks about the war in Ukraine cast doubts on the future of EU-South America trade relations, even though the bloc would badly need to counter China’s economic dominance in the region.
Sending weapons is equal to “incentivizing war,” President Lula said in Beijing, showcasing BRICS as a global peace coalition.
Before meeting with the Chinese president, Lula made an impassioned plea for the replacement of the U.S. dollar with other currencies for use in international trade.
Despite the de-dollarization trend, approximately 60% of the world’s foreign exchange reserves remain in U.S. dollars.
The former Brazilian president’s return to his native country would come with risk. Authorities accuse him of having stoked an uprising against Lula’s presidency.
Protests have been going on for weeks throughout the country in the wake of the October 30 election in which Lula was declared the winner.