Biden and Lula Put On Pro-Democracy Show Under Bolsonaro’s Shadow
The presidents of US and Brazil will show their nations stand together in defense of democracy, while Bolsonaro's presence in Florida casts a long shadow over the meeting
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Joe Biden hosts his counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House Friday in a show of support for Brazilian democracy, shaken last month by a right-wing insurrection akin to the invasion of the US Capitol in 2021.
Washington and Brasilia organized the meeting with unusual urgency, scheduling it just six weeks after Lula’s inauguration. Yet there has been no solution to the elephant in the room: former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, who's been vacationing in Florida since Dec. 30, two days before his mandate ended.