The president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) arrives this Sunday (30) in Brasilia after a visit of the state Vietnam and to Japan.
Lula and his entourage, made up of ministers and parliamentarians, spent a week negotiating trade agreements and bringing Brazil closer to Asia countries amid the tariff war between China and the United States.
In Vietnam, and talked about the expectation that the Asian nation will become a distributor of the Brazilian protein to ASEAN members – regional block with ten Southeast Asia countries.
In Japan, the possibility of negotiating the sale of five more jets. According to the Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filho, the agreement is almost $ 10 billion.
Also in Japan, o. During the trip, President Lula said he will work for a free trade agreement between the Mercosur bloc and Japan. Brazil takes over the bloc in the second half of this year.
Entourage
President Lula’s entourage was integrated by several parliamentarians, amid discussion of ministerial reform and the demand for political parties for more space on the Esplanade.
The petista accompanied the presidents of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), and the Federal Senate, David Alcolumbre (Union-AP).
Also part of the entourage were former presidents of the houses, Arthur Lira (PP-AL) and Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), as well as party leaders such as Deputies Isnaldo Bulhões (MDB-AL), Dr. Luizinho (PP-RJ) and Pedro Lucas (União-MA).
Lula’s next international trip is due to Russia in May for the celebration of the 80th anniversary of victory in World War II.
