The White House announced that United States President Joe Biden is set to meet with Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on February 10. The information was conveyed by the White House through an official statement issued prior to the scheduled dialogue. The two leaders are expected to explore avenues for increased cooperation and to address common global and regional challenges facing both nations.
A veteran Brazilian diplomat, Rodrigo de Lima Baena Soares, who previously served as ambassador to Moscow, indicated that Brazil and Russia are engaged in high‑level discussions about mutual visits. He noted that trips related to these engagements were being planned for the year 2023, highlighting Brazil’s ongoing efforts to deepen diplomatic and strategic exchanges with its international partners.
In Brazil, the electoral process culminated on October 30 with the opening of ballot boxes as part of the second round of the presidential race. The voting period extended for nine hours and concluded at 17:00 local time, which corresponds to 23:00 Moscow time. With 99.01 percent of the ballots tallied, Lula da Silva secured 50.84 percent of the vote, while Jair Bolsonaro, the incumbent president at the time, garnered 49.16 percent. At 77 years old, Lula would be returning to the presidency for a third term, having previously held the office from 2003 to 2010.