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Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, left, shake hands in front of an Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano airplane at the Embraer-OGMA aircraft manufacturer in Alverca, outside Lisbon, Monday, April 24, 2023. Lula is in Lisbon for a four day state visit to Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Brazil’s Lula visits Spain with Mercosur deal on agenda

By Jennifer O'mahony and David Biller - Associated Press

Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa reviewing the troops during welcome ceremony outside the 16th century Jeronimos monastery in Lisbon, Saturday, April 22, 2023. Lula da Silva is in Lisbon for a four day state visit to Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Brazil’s Lula kicks off visit to European ally Portugal

By Helena Alves - Associated Press

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, and first lady Rosangela Silva, second left, receive flowers presented by children from the Shanghai Children's Palace of the China Welfare Institute upon arrival in Shanghai, China on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Lula was in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Thursday in a bid to boost ties with the South American giant's biggest trade partner and win political support for attempts to mediate the conflict in Ukraine. (Gao Feng/Xinhua via AP)

China’s Xi to meet Brazil’s Lula in Beijing

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, and first lady Rosangela Silva, second left, receive flowers presented by children from the Shanghai Children's Palace of the China Welfare Institute upon arrival in Shanghai, China on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Lula was in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Thursday in a bid to boost ties with the South American giant's biggest trade partner and win political support for attempts to mediate the conflict in Ukraine. (Gao Feng/Xinhua via AP)

Brazil’s Lula in Shanghai on visit to boost ties with China

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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during his visit to the Brazilian Navy Command, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Brazil's President flew off to China on Tuesday to strengthen ties with his nation's biggest trade partner and win support for his long-shot push for peace in Ukraine. China and Brazil are expected to sign at least 20 bilateral agreements during Lula's two-day stay, according to the presidential palace. He will visit Shanghai and Beijing, and meet his counterpart Xi Jinping on Apr. 14. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil’s Lula visits China, seeking ties and Ukraine support

By Eléonore Hughes and Carla Bridi - Associated Press

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during his visit to the Brazilian Navy Command, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Lula cancels trip to China because of pneumonia

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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks up after taking having a photo taken with workers during a visit to the reconstruction works of the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, March 23, 2023. The museum and a large part of its collection were destroyed in a 2018 fire. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Brazil’s Lula contracts pneumonia, pushes back China trip

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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the swearing-in ceremony of Tarciana Medeiros, the first woman to preside the Banco do Brasil, one of the country's main public banks, in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 16, 2023. President Joe Biden is welcoming the Brazilian President to the White House on Feb. 9 for wide-ranging talks. The leaders are expected to discuss efforts to safeguard democracy, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and climate change, including efforts to stem deforestation of the Amazon. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Biden to host Brazil’s Lula for talks focused on democracy, global challenges

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stands with his Health Minister Nisia Trindade during an event where he announced those who will lead ministries in his upcoming government in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. Lula will be sworn-in on Jan. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil declares public health emergency for Yanomami people

By Carla Bridi - Associated Press

Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, clash with the police after they stormed the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Planalto is the official workplace of the president of Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil authorities seek to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters

By David Biller - Associated Press

Protesters, supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, clash with the police after they stormed the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Planalto is the official workplace of the president of Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court, presidential palace

By Diane Jeantet and David Biller - Associated Press

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva smiles during his election certification ceremony at the Supreme Electoral Court in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil’s Lula sworn in, vows accountability and rebuilding

By Mauricio Savarese and Carla Bridi - Associated Press

Trees lie in an area of recent deforestation identified by agents of the Chico Mendes Institute in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, Acre state, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Brazil's incoming president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has promised to eliminate all deforestation by 2030, which would be a complete change of course for Brazil compared to the last four years. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Lula promises no deforestation but challenges loom

By Fabiano Maisonnave and Tatiana Pollastri and Eraldo Peres - Associated Press

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves as he arrives at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

At climate summit, Brazil’s Lula says deforestation to stop

By Peter Prengaman - Associated Press

Supporters of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva react to results in the presidential run-off election, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. Brazil's electoral authority announced that da Silva defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country's next president. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Lula’s team meets Bolsonaro as Brazil’s transition kicks off

By Carla Bridi - Associated Press

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks from his official residence of Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, the leader's first public comments since losing the Oct. 30 presidential runoff. Behind his Bolsonaro's son Eduardo, a lawmaker. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

With Bolsonaro tamed in defeat, Brazil steps back from brink

By Diane Jeantet and Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula waves to supporters gathered on Paulista Av. after he defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a presidential run-off election to become the country's next president, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. At right is running mate Geraldo Alckmin. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil’s Lula to reclaim presidency after beating Bolsonaro

By Diane Jeantet and Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for president again, poses for a picture after voting in a run-off presidential election in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Lula defeats Bolsonaro to become Brazil’s president

By Mauricio Saverese and Diane Jeantet - Associated Press

An electoral worker installs an electronic voting machine at a polling station in preparation for the presidential run-off election, in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. On Sunday, Brazilians head to the voting booth again to choose between former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, who are facing each other in a runoff vote after neither got enough support to win outright in the Oct. 2 general election. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s polarizing Bolsonaro-Lula contest goes to voters

By Diane Jeantet - Associated Press

Agricultural machine works at a soybean plantation at the Passatempo farm, Sidrolandia, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. President Jair Bolsonaro trusts his support among agribusiness leaders to help him win reelection later this month, while frontrunner Brazil's Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva tries to make inroads with rural voters with a boost from defeated presidential candidate Sen. Simone Tebet, who is from the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Bolsonaro locking up farm votes, with boost from ex-minister

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press