The president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met, this Thursday (7), with his counterpart from United States , Donald Trump, for a meeting at White HouseThe officials spoke privately and did not hold the usual press conference. Oval Officewhich was on both of their agendas for the day.
Lula was accompanied by ministers Márcio Rosa (Development, Industry, Commerce and Services) Alexandre Silveira (Mines and Energy of Brazil) Dario Durigan (Farm), Wellington César (Justice and Public Security) and Mauro Vieira (Foreign Relations).
Already alongside Trump, together with the vice president. JD Vance, was the White House Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, the Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, and the trade representative, Jamieson Greer.
Among the topics of the meeting, in addition to combating organized crime and conflict against IranThe Brazilian president stated that the creation of a working group so that, in 30 days, the two countries reach a tariff agreement.
“He said he always thinks we charge too much tax. So I said: Dr. Trump, let's do the following. Let's put together a working group and let's allow this young man from Brazilian industry and commerce, along with your young man from commerce, to sit down and in 30 days present a proposal so we can finalize it,” said Lula.
Furthermore, the officials also discussed the… Rare earth exploration in BrazilLula mentioned the creation of a council, which would be coordinated by Presidency of the Republic, to treat critical minerals such as “national sovereignty.
"We have an obligation to have knowledge of 100% of Brazilian territory and to share it with anyone who wants to invest in Brazil. We have no preference," he stated.
Exchange of compliments
Donald Trump posted on his social media, Social Truththat the meeting with Lula was "very good".
"I just concluded my meeting with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the dynamic President of Brazil. We discussed several topics, including trade and, specifically, tariffs. The meeting went very well. Our representatives have meetings scheduled to discuss some key points. Further meetings will be scheduled in the coming months as needed," Trump wrote.
Lula also stated that the relationship between them is very good and described it as "love at first sight".
"You know that story about love at first sight? That thing about chemistry? That's what happened. And I hope it stays that way. And I hope it's the same with any president Brazil has," said the Brazilian president.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.