HE brazil president, Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva landed in Lisbon this Friday to add continuity to his placement strategy. Brazil again in international map. The President will pay a 5-day visit. Portugala country with which it shares important historical and cultural ties and has become a key element in its resumption. relationships with the European Union, very worn over the previous four years government Jair Bolsonaro. The leaders of the two countries will attend XIII Luso-Brazil Summit this Saturday, when they plan to sign agreements in the fields of education, science and culture, among other fields.
Lula da Silva has already highlighted the important role. Portugal will perform as middleman In dialogue with the European Union, the main priority is to unblock the trade agreement with Mercosur. Both the Brazilian president and the Portuguese prime minister, António Costa, already as president, have shown their willingness to step up this deal in the coming months during their previous visit to the country; both sides of the Atlantic. This will also be one of the topics that Lula da Silva will discuss with Spanish president Pedro Sánchez during his visit to Spain next Tuesday.
controversial visit
HE brazil president He will remain in Portugal until Tuesday morning. 49th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution. He is expected to attend Parliament that day, where he will be greeted by president Augusto Santos Silva and attend a meeting. serious session Despite criticism from the main right-wing parties, who see the parliamentary visit as an act of ideological alignment with the socialist government. far right party chega made a call manifestation outside the room during formation liberal enterprise will be represented only by its spokesperson.
The reaction of the main opposition party was more lukewarm. Social Democratic Party Highlighting the importance of the Brazilian President’s visit despite the differences in possible solutions (PSD) war in ukraine. On his last visit to China United Arab EmiratesLula accused the United States and the European Union of contributing to the conflict through arms supplies; criticism from the right block in Portugal, including PSD, a few days after their arrival in the country.
bilateral relations
president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousatried to belittle the subject and insisted the importance of the visitsomething that has been done since it was announced months ago. “If we had diplomatic relations with countries that agreed with our domestic and foreign policy, we would not have relations with three quarters of the world,” the president said this week. A marked on the agenda for this Saturday meeting of two heads of stateshortly before the bilateral summit between the representatives of the two countries, scheduled for the afternoon.
On the economic front, the main interests of the two governments are energy -Portuguese companies such as the oil company Galp and the electricity company EDP have significant investments in Brazil- and aviation industryWhere Brazilian companies have invested in recent years, which has had a significant impact on job creation in Portugal’s depopulated interior. The two governments plan to at least sign 13 bilateral agreements at the end of the peak.
tight schedule
In addition to the bilateral meeting Lula da Silva He plans to meet with Brazilian businessmen in Portugal. Brazilian community -The largest in the country about 300,000 people-. The Brazilian president will also benefit from the visit to attend the opening ceremony. Delivery of the Camões award – One of the most important admissions of Portuguese literature – Brazilian singer-songwriter Chico BuarqueHe did not receive the award he received in 2019 due to the pandemic and former President Bolsonaro’s refusal to sign the document due to political differences.