DIPLOMACY
At the G7, Lula brings his own agenda
President Lula is wearing a hat in public after having an early-stage skin cancer removed. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Évian-les-Bains for the G7 Summit today with his mind less on the G7's choreographed agenda than on a cluster of disputes that bear squarely on Brazil. It is his tenth appearance at the summit across three terms — France, this year's host, extended the invitation alongside India, Kenya, South Korea and Egypt.
👉 Why it matters. Two major Western partners are pressing it at once — Washington with tariffs and a terrorist label, Brussels with a ban on its meat — just as Brasília courts new buyers in Asia. How Lula works that crossfire will shape Brazil's trade map well beyond the three days in France.
Here are the main issues on Lula's mind:
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