President Lula said it is in the government’s and the country’s interest for Brazilian companies to gain prominence in global trade. He is on a trip to the Middle East and took part in a presentation of Embraer products in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Although Milei initially advocated for Argentina's departure from the economic bloc during his campaign, he later shifted his stance to only proposing changes.
At the G20 Virtual Summit, the Brazilian president welcomed the agreement between Israel and Hamas for the release of hostages that will come into effect at 5 am this Thursday.
Brazil's Operation Returning in Peace has organized so far ten flights from the conflict zone to repatriate Brazilians and their families, mostly departing from Tel Aviv.
Several Latin American presidents congratulated the ultra-rightist Javier Milei, from the Liberdad Avanza coalition. He defeated current Economy Minister Sergio Massa by 55% to 44% of the vote, amid inflation that reached 142% in 12 months.