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Agence France-Presse

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will make his first official trip to Argentina at the end of January, before visiting the United States, Portugal and China, an official said on Tuesday.
Lula, as the 77-year-old leader is commonly known, will participate in the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), which takes place on January 23 and 24 in Buenos Aires.
The leftist leader, who was sworn in as president of the South American giant for the third time on Sunday, will meet with US counterpart Joe Biden in Washington, on a still “undated” trip, according to a source in the president’s office.
The trip to China, Brazil’s largest trading partner, will be “after March,” the same source added.
China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday confirmed an invitation to the Brazilian president, although it did not provide a date for his visit.
“China places high importance on the China-Brazil comprehensive strategic partnership, and welcomes President Lula’s visit to China at a time convenient for both parties,” spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a briefing.
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The Brazilian Presidency also confirmed that Lula will be in Portugal from April 22 to 25.
Lula, who led the largest economy in Latin America twice between 2003 and 2010, is giving the first signs of wanting to break Brazil’s international isolation after four years of his predecessor, the far-right Jair Bolsonaro.
In his inauguration speech in Congress, he announced a new role for Brazil in the world by resuming “South American integration” and the reconstruction of the “high and active dialogue with the United States, the European Community and China”.
The new foreign minister, Mauro Vieira, said Monday at the inauguration ceremony that Brazil will have “a huge reconstruction job” after this “unprecedented setback”.

Lula spent his first day in office on Monday meeting with more than a dozen heads of state who attended his inauguration.
The meetings started with the king of Spain, and continued with South American presidents, among them the leftist leaders of Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, as well as representatives from Cuba and Venezuela, and Vice-President Wang Qishan of China.
On Twitter, Lula said he had received a letter from Chinese leader Xi Jinping expressing a desire to increase cooperation between the two countries.
“China is our biggest trading partner, and we can further expand relations between our countries,” Lula added.
Additional reporting by Reuters


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Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will make his first official trip to Argentina at the end of January, before visiting the United States, Portugal and China.


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Brazil’s Lula puts ‘biggest trading partner’ China among first official visits

Brazil’s new president set to assume a greater role on the international stage than his predecessor Lula on Monday met Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan, and more than a dozen heads of state

Brazil’s new president set to assume a greater role on the international stage than his predecessor

Lula on Monday met Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan, and more than a dozen heads of state