White House says it is in contact with Lula’s team to schedule a meeting with Biden

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The White House reported this Thursday (10) that the President of the United States, Joe Biden, is interested in speeding up a meeting with the president-elect of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).

According to US National Security advisor Jake Sullivan, the US government has already made contact with members of Lula’s transition team to arrange a face-to-face dialogue between the two leaders.

Biden and Lula already talked after the presidential election in Brazil. The American called the PT on Sunday (30), the day of the second round vote – the call, however, would have been interrupted.

The American president was one of the first to congratulate Lula after his victory in the face-to-face race. Just over half an hour after the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) announced the winner, the White House sent a short note in which it states that the Brazilian elections were fair — contrary to claims made before the election by the current president, Jair Bolsonaro (PL). ).

“I send my congratulations to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for his election as the next president of Brazil after free, fair and credible elections. I look forward to working together to continue cooperation between our countries in the coming months and years,” said the note sent. by the American president.

Quick recognition by the White House prompted a fear of turmoil in Brazil similar to that of January 6, 2021 in Washington, when a crowd swelled by former President Donald Trump invaded Congressional headquarters to prevent confirmation of Biden’s victory in the presidential election. election.

When the Democrat was elected US president in 2020, Bolsonaro took 38 days to congratulate him. A first-time supporter of former President Donald Trump, the Brazilian still echoed allegations of fraud in the American election. Biden and Bolsonaro never spoke on the phone and only met once.

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