Overview
- At the White House on Thursday, the two presidents met for roughly three hours with a working lunch after a planned press availability was canceled.
- Trump said the meeting went very well, highlighted trade and tariffs as the focus, and announced that both sides’ teams will meet in the coming months.
- Lula told reporters he left very satisfied and said the talks covered organized crime and Brazil’s critical mineral resources.
- Brazil faces the risk of new U.S. duties under a Section 301 investigation even as a stop‑gap 10% surcharge on imports is set to expire in July after the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s earlier global tariff scheme in February.
- Security cooperation featured in the agenda, with reporting that Washington is weighing terrorism listings for major Brazilian gangs, and both governments signaled interest in future talks on critical minerals without announcing a deal.