by Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden received his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House on Friday, reigniting the relationship between their two countries after Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency.
According to a joint statement released by Brasilia, Washington said it would participate in the fund to protect the Amazon rainforest and Joe Biden agreed to visit Brazil.
The two leaders told reporters ahead of their talks that they share the same view on the issues of tackling climate change and protecting democracy in the face of rising authoritarianism.
“We must continue to fight for democracy and the democratic values which are the core of our strength,” Joe Biden told Lula before their meeting.
The US president added that he and his Brazilian counterpart were on “the same wavelength” regarding “the climate crisis”.
Brazil “was marginalized for four years” under the reign of the former president, said Lula without, however, naming Jair Bolsonaro.
The Brazilian president indicated that his country was trying to regain its place on the international scene. He also felt he could work with Joe Biden to fight inequality and climate change.
Relations between the United States and Brazil had deteriorated under the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of former US President Donald Trump.
The two leaders also agreed to work together to reform the United Nations Security Council to include “permanent seats for countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean”, the statement said. joint.
(written by Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt; French version Camille Raynaud)
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