The pre-candidate for the presidency of the Republic and senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) traveled to the USA and met with President Donald Trump at the White House this Tuesday (26). The former president’s son seeks American support in the presidential race.
The meeting takes place in the context of voting intentions against Luis Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), after publication on the website The Intercept Brasil, owner of Banco Master.
The leak put a barrier in the advancement of his name in electoral polls, as expose collection of money for the production of the film Dark Horseabout the life of Jair Bolsonaro, filmed in the United States. Or in R$ 134 million, , including recent Oscar winners.
Lula’s trip
The president at the White House, on the 6th, to negotiate strategies and interests between the two countries. The meeting between the presidents before the meeting, as was the conduct adopted with Flávio Bolsonaro.
In the meeting between Lula and Trump, Washington’s main interests were strategic minerals, with emphasis on rare earthsessential for sectors such as defense, technology and semiconductors. At the time, The US president praised the Brazilianafter the three-hour meeting, in which the republican defined as “excellent” and described the PT member as a “good” and “intelligent” man.
For Itamaraty, the meeting was an opportunity to discuss trade tariffs imposed by Trump, digital regulation and opening of strategic sectors. The trip also helped in , dialoguing with Washington, without positioning itself as automatically aligned with North American objectives.
After the meeting, the Brazilian went to the embassy in Washington, where he told journalists that the meeting was positive. “The continent’s two largest democracies can serve as an example for the world”stated the PT member, who classified the meeting as a “important step” in the relationship between the two nations. This was in their mandates.
*with information from Estadão Conteúdo
