US election puts Brazil's international path at crossroads: What's next for Lula?
Two hundred years after US first recognized Brazilʼs independence key changes are coming. With US election approaching this fall Brazilʼs president **Lula** faces tough choices about his countryʼs global position
About two centuries ago US thought Brazil could be its main rival in Americas‚ but today things look very-different. The relationship between these countries has ups-and-downs which depend on who sits in each nations top office
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who got back to power last year‚ leads Brazil with mixed signals towards US: he keeps good ties with BRICS group (which wants less US power in world) but also works with Washington on many things. During his NY visit few months ago Lula and Biden showed they can work together despite having different views on world events
Iʼve never seen before a U.S. president talk so much and so well of the workers as you
The past shows interesting patterns in Brazil-US relations. When George W Bush was president‚ he didnt care much about South America which let Brazil do its own thing. Obama on other hand tried to control more — like when Brazil tried to help with Iran talks but US didnt follow through. Biden seems more open to letting Brazil be itself
- Trade deals could suffer if Trump wins
- Climate work would grow with Harris
- Regional politics might shift either way
- Work rights would stay important with Democrats
Looking at whats coming this fall Lula might need to work with Trump even though theyʼre very-different. Their strong personalities could help them find common-ground‚ just like what happened between Trump and Mexicoʼs leader. Still Lula hopes for different results: “Biden is more of a guarantee for democracy“ he said early this year
The way things will go depends on US voters choices in swing-states this November‚ not on what Brazil wants. But Lula shows he can adjust to whoever wins — after all he worked with both Republican and Democrat presidents before
