President Lula, next to First Lady Janja and Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero, at San Martín Square, in Buenos Aires| Photo: Playback/Twitter

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) opened this Monday (23) his agenda in Argentina with the participation in the floral offering ceremony at Plaza San Martín, in Buenos Aires, alongside the Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, Santiago Cafiero . Afterwards, the petista went to Casa Rosada, where he will meet with the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández.

This is Lula’s first international trip since he took office on January 1st. The Brazilian president will participate in the meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), from which Brazil had withdrawn during the government of Jair Bolsonaro (PL). According to the Planalto Palace, Lula’s trip will focus mainly on bringing together the economic agenda between the countries of South America.

“Brazil’s return to the Latin American community of States is an indispensable step towards the recomposition of our diplomatic heritage and for the country’s full reinsertion into the international community”, informed the Itamaraty, in a note.

In addition to Fernández, Lula must also meet with the dictators Nicolás Maduro, from Venezuela, and Miguel Díaz-Canel, from Cuba. Afterwards, Lula heads to Uruguay, where he will meet on Wednesday (25) with conservative president Luis Lacalle Pou, in a nod to the international right.

“After accepting the invitation of President Luis Lacalle Pou, his Brazilian counterpart Lula will visit Uruguay on January 25 [quarta-feira]. Both foreign ministers are working on the agenda for this bilateral meeting,” wrote the Uruguayan government on social media.

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