Overview
- Vice President Geraldo Alckmin confirmed Lula will meet the U.S. president in Washington this week.
- The trip follows a spat in late April when the United States expelled a Brazilian police liaison in Miami over an extradition dispute, prompting reciprocal steps by Brazil.
- Alckmin said the agenda includes tariffs, issues involving major tech companies, and Brazil’s rare earth and strategic mineral reserves.
- Brazilian officials plan to seek guardrails on joint work against organized crime because they fear possible U.S. moves to label Brazilian gangs as terrorist groups.
- The stakes include trade and investment since the United States is Brazil’s third-largest trading partner and top foreign investor after a year of tariff fights and tentative outreach between the two leaders.