A co -owner of the Brazilian JBS Meat Packaging Genus met with US President Donald Trump about three weeks before Trump “tends to be an unexpected branch of Olive” to Brazilian president in his speech in the United Nations on Tuesday Reuters Three people who know the meeting.

This meeting helped to open the way for Trump to adopt a more favorable attitude towards Lula at the UN General Assembly, two of the sources said.

On Tuesday, Trump praised the Brazilian president Luis Inasio Lula da Silvaafter months of confrontation between the two leaders about what the White House characterized ‘Witch hunting’ in Brazil against a Trump ally, former Brazilian president Zaich Bolsonaruwho was convicted of designing a coup in order to remain in power after his defeat in the 2022 elections.

Subject … Chemistry

During his speech at the UN General Assembly, Trump made sense when he said that in a few seconds he had with Lula, he found that there was ‘Excellent Chemistry’ between them and that the Brazilian president appeared “congenial”.

“We had a good discussion and we agreed to meet next week”said Trump. “At least for about 39 seconds, we had excellent chemistry”he added.

“It is true, that there was chemistry”Lula confirmed in turn, smiling, at a press conference.

Batista-Trump meeting

In July, the White House imposed a 50% duty on most of Brazil, including meat, which may disrupt the supply chain for food companies, including JBS and its subsidiary Pilgrim’s Pride.

In the following weeks, the co -owner of JBS, Josely Batistamanaged to arrange a meeting with Trump, something that the newspaper first mentioned Folha de Sao Paulo.

According to one of the people who knew the discussion, Batista told Trump that the duties he had imposed on Brazilian products made beef very expensive for Americans.

Other meetings

JBS was introduced to the New York Stock Exchange in June, a move that exposes the company to White House policy.

Pilgrim’s Pride, a subsidiary with poultry, donated $ 5 million to the Trump-Wans swearing-in committee, saying it had “Long inter -party history of participation in the political process”.

Josely and his brother Wesley Batista They have also appeared with Lula at public events several times. Loans from the Brazilian Development Bank to JBS under the previous Lula government helped the company become the largest meat packaging company in the world.

The Batists later admitted that they had bribed 1,800 politicians as part of an extensive anti -corruption investigation.

JBS has stated that meetings with public officials are complying with its Code of Conduct.

Other Brazilian business leaders have met with Trump government officials in recent weeks to put pressure on lower duties.

Embraer’s Managing Director Francisco Gomes Netostated to Reuters Earlier this month that he was trying to arrange meetings to discuss duties on airplane construction products.

The company was victory when the White House excluded the 50% duties from the duties imposed on most Brazilian products. However, 10% duties still apply to Embraer products.

Neither Brazilian nor US officials have shared further details about a Possible Trump-Lula meeting next week.

But Lula told reporters in New York on Wednesday that he was willing to meet Trump in person and that they would put “Everything on the table.” DHe also hid his optimism in the face of the meeting, considering that the crisis will be resolved in the two countries’ relations.

“What once seemed impossible was impossible to be impossible and eventually happened.”Lula said.