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Trump Hosts Brazil’s Lula at White House to Discuss Trade, Regional Security

| May 7, 2026 |~1 min read |national |Source: www.theepochtimes.com
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump welcomed Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the White House on May 7 to discuss trade and regional security matters. The leaders are expected to hold a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, followed by a lunch in the Cabinet Room. “They will discuss economic and security matters of shared importance,” a White House official told The Epoch Times. The meeting has been ⁠in the works since both leaders spoke on the phone in January. This will be the third time the leaders have met in person and their second formal bilateral meeting. Before the meeting, the Brazilian government stated that Lula intends to discuss several topics, including trade, rare earth minerals, combating organized crime, international conflicts, the U.S. economic investigation involving Brazil’s instant digital payment system created by the Central Bank in 2020, regulation of big tech companies, and the Brazilian electoral landscape....

Originally published at www.theepochtimes.com
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