DIPLOMACY
What Lula hopes to get from Trump
Lula and First Lady Rosângela da Silva as they arrive in Washington in 2023. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR
When President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visits Donald Trump one month from now, he will have two main goals — one public and another much less so:
A top concern will be securing relief from tariffs on Brazil’s manufacturing exports, as Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said on Tuesday.
But sources in Brasília also say they are deeply invested in…
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