Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva tapped congressman Guilherme Boulos for a key cabinet position, marking an attempt to shore up backing from the left ahead of the 2026 electoral race.

FILE - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gives a joint statement with Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, at Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File) BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian ...

In his speech, Lula stated that he will run for a fourth presidential term and, if elected, will work to strengthen relations between the two countries.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Brazil’s president said Wednesday he was as surprised as U.S. President Donald Trump when they met by chance and “there was some chemistry,” given the deteriorating relations between the two largest economies in the Americas.

After trading barbs at the UN, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed his "excellent chemistry" with Brazilian counterpart Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, and announced a meeting next week. Their countries have been at loggerheads for months, with Trump ...

It was the president's first meeting with the pontiff, who will not go to Belém but will send a representative