Lula arrives in Portugal for meeting with Marcelo Rebelo

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) arrived in Portugal at 6:35 am this Friday (21), Brasilia time – 10:35 am, Lisbon time.

He will stay in the country until Tuesday (25). Then, the Brazilian leader will go to Madrid, Spain.

Lula and first lady Janja left for Lisbon at 10 pm on Thursday (20). The president anticipated the trip by one day. The reason for the change was not informed by the Palácio do Planalto.

The president’s agenda on his first day in Portugal was not disclosed. On Saturday (22), Lula will receive honors and meet with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo at the Belém Palace.

After the meeting, both presidents will meet with 8 ministers (4 Brazilian ministers and 4 Portuguese).

The Chief of the Executive is expected to sign a series of bilateral agreements. It is likely that 13 agreements will likely be signed in several areas, such as technology, energy, culture, tourism, health, and education.

On this date, the president will also have lunch with Prime Minister António Costa – with whom Lula will have lunch again on Monday (24).

Also, the Brazilian president plans to renew Apex’s contract with Aicep (Portugal’s Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade) on this date.

The president of Apex-Brasil, Jorge Viana, will also accompany the head of the Executive.

Lula will also participate in delivering the Camões Award -considered the main trophy for literature in the Portuguese language- to singer and composer Chico Buarque.

The artist received the literary honor in 2019. However, the then president at the time, Jair Bolsonaro (PL), refused to sign the diploma for the award.

Chico Buarque is critical of the former president and a friend of Lula.

TRIP TO SPAIN

Lula’s last engagement in Portugal will be on the morning of Tuesday (25. Apr) when the president will participate in a solemn session in his honor at the Assembly of the Republic in Lisbon. Afterward, he will go to Madrid.

Lula will hold meetings with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, King Filipe, and Spanish business people in Spain. The Chief Executive is expected to sign four bilateral agreements with the country.

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