On social media, Lula released a video of his arrival in the United Arab Emirates.| Photo: Disclosure/Presidency of the Republic.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) arrived this Saturday morning (15) in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. The president will meet with the president and emir of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nayhan. Lula should return to Brazil on Sunday (16). It is the second time that the president visits the country. The first was in December 2003, during the first presidential term.

At the meeting, they should deal with trade agreements, bilateral investments and the environment. The Brazilian delegation is made up of representatives of 30 companies, from different sectors, such as mining and meat, informed Agência Brasil. In the social media, Lula released videos of his arrival in the United Arab Emirates. In 2022, bilateral trade moved US$ 5.7 billion, an increase of 74% compared to the volume of the previous year. Brazilian agricultural products account for almost 60% of exports to the United Arab Emirates.

Beef and chicken are among the items most sold to the Arabs. Brazil is the world’s largest exporter of halal chicken meat, produced according to the precepts and traditions of Islam. In addition to the trade flow, the United Arab Emirates are the biggest investors in the Middle East in the Brazilian market, in the order of US$ 10 billion.

Regarding the environment agenda, the Arab country has invested in renewable energies and in the commitment to zero net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, in line with the strategy adopted by President Lula’s administration. The country will host the 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).