First lady visited 35 countries since she arrived at the Planalto Palace with her husband in January 2023, and represented the government on two occasions, despite having no public office
The first lady Janja Lula da Silva has spent 130 days out of Brazil since arriving at the Planalto Palace with the President (PT). According to a survey conducted by Poder360there were 30 trips and 35 countries visited.
Only in 2025 there are 27 days abroad. Janja visited 5 countries on 6 trips, and in two of them, was as representative of the Brazilian government, even if he has no public office.
Here’s the trips:
- Rome, Italy – From the 48th Session of the FIDA (International Agricultural Development Fund) Session, linked to the UN (United Nations), from February 11 to 13. Accompanied by the Minister of Development and Social Assistance, Wellington Dias, the official mission at least R $ 260 thousand; and
- PARIS, FRANCE – It was by Lula to participate in the Nutrition Summit for N4G growth, from March 26 to 30. The federal government at least R $ 18,000 in the first lady and its entourage, consisting of 5 advisors.
The trip to Italy was harshly criticized by the opposition. The federal deputy (União Brasil-SP) filed a representation at the CGU (Comptroller General of the Union) requesting an investigation into first lady spending on the trip to Rome.
In April, (General Advocacy of the Union) a normative instruction disallowing a husband or wife of a President of the Republic to make official commitments on behalf of Brazil.
In practice, however, little changes compared to Lula’s wife. Signed by AGU Minister Jorge Messias, the text recognizes that Janja’s performance has “Own legal nature”which allows the performance of representative and symbolic activities of social, cultural, ceremonial, political and diplomatic character. Read A (PDF – 121 KB).
In other trips abroad (Japan, Vatican, Russia and China), Janja was before or along with Lula’s entourage. According to her, when she went to Tokyo, Japan, went to.
The sociologist for Moscow (Russia) 4 days before the chief executive, at the invitation of the Russian government. Participated in the 80th anniversary celebrations of Victory Day, a date that marks the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II (1939-1945).
From the Russian capital, he went to China with her husband and a. During a private meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Janja charged the regulation of the Tiktok social network.
The leak of the episode the president. To journalists in Beijing, he said that the question came from him and not his wife, but confirmed that she asked for the word and talked about the Chinese social network.
“How did this question come to the press? Because only my ministers were there, the alcohubre and Elmar. Someone had the pachorra to call someone and tell a conversation at a dinner, which was a very, very confidential and very personal thing. […] The question was mine, and I didn’t feel bothered. The fact that my wife has asked for the Word is because my wife is not a citizen of 2 class. She understands more from digital network than me ”, these.
Since returning to Planalto, o. In 2025 there were 18. The next international venture is scheduled: Lula will board France on Tuesday (3.Jun) at night and only returns the other week on June 9. Even if you spend a week outside Brazil, the number of days traveling does not match the total of Janja.
2023 E 2024
In 2023, the sociologist accompanied the president in all international trips. There was no commitments outside the country. Already in 2024, Janja had 4 official events in which he was designated by the president or received invitations to officially represent Brazil outside the first lady function.
Janja usually accompanies Lula in all international trips. The only exception since the beginning of the Petista’s 3rd term was going to Chile in August, when he was received with honors from head of state by President Gabriel Boric.
At the time, the first lady did not accompany him and stayed for more than 20 days after having performed an aesthetic procedure.
The surgery has never been officially confirmed by the government. To the Poder360First Lady’s staff said that month that she was taking intensive English and French classes.
