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Brazil may be back on the world stage. That is at least the hope of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who pledges to try to reverse his predecessor's ...

KAHN: He says Lula should use his international prestige as a defender of the environment and to get China to help fund preservation. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Thiago de Aragao, an international business consultant in Brasilia and Washington, D.C., says the idea of Lula as a peace broker is ridiculous. KAHN: Gomez's family-owned beef and pork business sends 40% of their exports to China. KAHN: Lula is also proposing being a mediator in the Ukraine War. That is at least the hope of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who pledges to try to reverse his predecessor's isolationist policies. The U.S. And as NPR South America correspondent Carrie Kahn reports, Lula is headed to China, and that makes some in the West nervous. Lula pushed his trip back a day after catching a mild pneumonia on Thursday, but the two leaders do plan to meet on Tuesday in Beijing. There are dozens of other countries that have more conditions to do that. His refusal to strongly condemn Russia's invasion or sell ammunition to Ukraine irks the West, and so does his upcoming trip to China. Oliver Stuenkel, an international relations professor at Brazil's FGV University, says Lula is just following Foreign Policy 101.

Morocco showed why they caused so many teams trouble in Qatar as they overwhelmed a mix-and-match Brazil side.

The Selecao looked like a team in friendly mode while Morocco looked ready to compete, leading to several scuffles throughout the match. Facing off in a friendly on Saturday, Brazil were undone in a 2-1 defeat thanks to goals from Moroccan stars Sofiane Boufal and Abedelhamid Sabiri. Maybe what we all saw in Qatar wasn't a miracle.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled a high-profile trip to China for medical reasons, and the March 27-31 visit will be rescheduled, ...

He was to travel with a large delegation including a half-dozen Cabinet ministers, plus governors, lawmakers and 240 business leaders. The trip, which was to include a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, was viewed as a significant effort by the new leftist president to enhance relations with Brazil's largest trading partner. The Brazilian government has informed the Chinese authorities of the postponement and its intention to reschedule the visit.

Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has indefinitely postponed his trip to China and key talks with President Xi Jinping so he can recover from ...

The discussions in Beijing were expected to focus on the reinforcement of trade and the war in Ukraine. He went into remission after undergoing treatment. [Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva](/news/2023/1/1/lula-inauguration-president-brazil), has indefinitely postponed his trip to [China](/economy/2023/3/23/china-lifts-brazilian-beef-import-ban-ahead-of-lulas-visit) and key talks with President Xi Jinping so he can recover from pneumonia, the presidential palace said.

Brazil's presidential palace says that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has canceled his trip to China after contracting pneumonia.

Sergio Moro, who was the lead judge in the Carwash trials which led to the arrest of prominent politicians including Lula. The Brazilian president and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping were scheduled to meet next Tuesday. in February, marking a departure from Brazil’s foreign policy under former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who showed little interest in international affairs or travel abroad. His press office later confirmed that the trip had been canceled. Chinese authorities have been informed, “with the reiteration of the desire to schedule the visit on a new date,” the palace said. Lula, 77, was admitted to a hospital in the capital of Brasilia with flu-like symptoms and was diagnosed with “bacterial and viral bronchopneumonia due to influenza A,” the palace said in a statement, quoting a medical note signed by Dr.

Morocco stunned Brazil 2-1 in a friendly international on Saturday as the north African side recorded a first ever win over the five-time world champions.

Until Saturday, Morocco had suffered defeats in their only two other meetings with Brazil -- 2-0 in a 1997 friendly and 3-0 in the group stages of the 1998 World Cup in France. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) hopes to be able to announce the name of its new coach before the start of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup in September. Only 10 of the 23-man squad that took Brazil to a disappointing quarter-final exit at the World Cup made the trip to Morocco for the game.