Brazil’s President Lula will spend 3 days in China and one night in the United Arab Emirates

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) will travel to China on Monday (April 10) afternoon.

The trip will begin in Shanghai on Thursday (April 13), with the swearing-in ceremony of former President Dilma Rousseff (PT) as president of the NDB (New Development Bank), the BRICS bank.

On Friday (April 14), he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Lula’s entourage must also include the following:

• Fernando Haddad, Minister of Finance;
• Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), president of the Federal Senate;
• Fausto Pinato (PP-SP), president of the Brazil-China Parliamentary Front;
• Zeca Dirceu (PT-PR), leader of PT in the House of Representatives;
• Heitor Schuch (PSB-RS), president of the Industry, Commerce and Services Committee;
• Renan Calheiros (MDB-AL), chairman of the Foreign Relations Commission;
• Vanderlan Cardoso (PSD-GO), chairman of the Economic Affairs Commission;
• Randolfe Rodrigues (Rede-AP), government leader in Congress;
• José Guimarães (PT-CE), government leader in the House.

In all, there will be almost 40 congress members.

The president of the House, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), was invited but is not expected to attend, as he will be focused on the analysis of the new tax rules.

On leaving the Chinese capital, Lula will have a connection in the United Arab Emirates.

He will sleep there and arrive in Brazil on Sunday (April 16).

Initially, the president would go to China from March 26 to 31.

However, Lula has been diagnosed with bacterial and viral influenza A bronchopneumonia and postponed his appointment.

The trip is considered the most important of Lula’s first year in office.

This is because China is Brazil’s leading commercial partner.

The announcement of 15 to 20 economic and technological agreements is expected.

In the technological area, one of the focuses is to expand 5G and the partnership in satellite launching.

In the economy, the expectation is for a greater opening of the market for Brazilian agribusiness products and the expansion of Chinese investments in the country’s infrastructure.

The trip should have more tangible results than the one to the US, which took place in February.

There, the focus was on the environment and the defense of democracy.

LULA’S AGENDA IN CHINA

• Monday (Apr.10) – boarding trip to China;
• Tuesday (Apr.11) – in transit;
• Wednesday (Apr.12) – arrives in Shanghai and sleeps in the city;
• Thursday (Apr.13) – goes to Dilma’s inauguration at the Brics Bank and then sails to
• Beijing;
• Friday (Apr.14) – meets with Xi Jinping;
• Saturday (Apr.15) – goes to the United Arab Emirates;
• Sunday (Apr.16) – returns to Brasília.

With information from Poder360

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