White House To Welcome Brazil’s Increasingly Antagonistic New President

Da Silva has spent much of the time since his inauguration on January 1 cultivating ties with America’s adversaries.

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Luiz Inacio Lula waves to supporters at Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 30, 2022. At right is his running mate, Geraldo Alckmin. AP/Andre Penner

President Biden’s expressed support for democracy in Latin America will be tested Friday, when President Lula da Silva visits the White House while back home his government is bolstering its relations with the region’s dictators, as well as Communist China, Russia, and the Islamic Republic of Iran.  

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