In his first full day as Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with Latin American heads of state Monday reflecting the region's desire for the country to assume a greater role on the international stage.
Lula’s predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, rarely traveled abroad or received visiting heads-of-state and found himself increasingly isolated.
But South American heads of state – many of them fellow leftists – clearly welcomed Lula’s third term in office and want greater participation from the continent’s largest economy. “It was a very powerful symbol of desire in the region that leaders want Brazil to be back,” according to Oliver Stuenkel, a professor of international relations at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, a university. “Latin American leaders want an active, engaged Brazil.”
In the first half the day Monday, he met with presidents Alberto Fernández of Argentina, Luis Arce of Bolivia and Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador, and later is scheduled to sit down with Chile’s Gabriel Boric and Colombia’s Gustavo Petro. Others also traveled to capital, Brasilia, on Sunday and congratulated Lula on his inauguration.On Monday afternoon Lula is scheduled to meet with Wang Qishan, the vice president of China, by far Brazil’s biggest export destination.
Lula is then scheduled to receive the president of Angola and representatives from Cuba, Venezuela and Peru.
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