This is a list of international presidential trips made by Lula da Silva, the 39th and current President of Brazil. Lula has made 21 international trips to 31 countries during his second presidency so far, which began on January 1, 2023.
First presidency (2003–2010)
edit- One: Algeria, Antarctica, Austria, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Kazakhstan, Congo, Costa Rica, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Finland, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Netherlands, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Lebanon, Namibia, Nicaragua, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Kenya, Dominican Republic, Senegal, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Suriname, Tanzania, Czech Republic, East Timor, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Zambia
- Two: Angola, Belgium, Cape Verde, Qatar, South Korea, Ghana, Japan, Libya, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sweden, Ukraine and Vatican
- Three: Germany, China, Denmark, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, India and Mozambique
- Four: Cuba, El Salvador, Russia, South Africa
- Five: Ecuador and Mexico
- Six: Colombia, Spain, Italy, Portugal and United Kingdom
- Seven: France, Peru and Switzerland
- Eight: Bolivia, Chile and Paraguay
- Nine: Uruguay
- Twelve: United States
- Thirteen: Venezuela
- Eighteen: Argentina
Second presidency (2023–present)
editThe number of visits per country where President Lula traveled in his second presidency are:
- One: Angola, Belgium, Bolivia, Cape Verde, China, Chile, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guyana, India, Japan, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sao Tome and Principe, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay, United Kingdom, and Vatican
- Two: Argentina, Colombia, Italy, Paraguay, United States and the United Arab Emirates
1 visit
2 visits
3 visits
4 visits
5 or more visits
Brazil
2023
editNo. | Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details |
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1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | January 22–24 | Attended the 7th CELAC summit. Held bilateral meetings with Argentine President Alberto Fernandez, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, the European Council President Charles Michel and FAO Director General Qu Dongyu.[1] |
Uruguay | Montevideo | January 25 | Met with President Luis Lacalle Pou. Awarded with the Más Verde Prize by the Mayor of Montevideo, Carolina Cosse.[2] | |
2 | United States | Washington D.C. | February 9–10 | Met with President Joe Biden.[3] |
3 | China | Beijing, Shanghai | April 11–14 | Met with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. Attended the inauguration of Dilma Rousseff as President of the BRICS Bank. Visited the Huawei Shanghai Research Center.[4] |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | April 15 | Met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[4] | |
4 | Portugal | Lisbon, Matosinhos | April 20–25 | Attended the 13th Luso-Brazilian summit. Met with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister António Costa. Addressed Parliament at the São Bento Palace. Visited the Jerónimos Monastery.[5] |
Spain | Madrid | April 25–26 | Met with King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.[5] | |
5 | United Kingdom | Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, London | May 5–6 | Attended the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla. Met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.[6] |
6 | Japan | Hiroshima | May 17–21 | Attended the 49th G7 summit. Held bilateral meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, French President Emmanuel Macron, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Comorian President Azali Assoumani, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, IMF Director General Kristalina Georgieva and UN Secretary General António Guterres. Visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.[7] |
7 | Italy | Rome | June 20–21 | Met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella.[8] |
Vatican | Vatican City | June 21 | Met with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace.[8] | |
France | Paris | June 21–22 | Addressed for the Global Citizen community at the Power Our Planet festival and for New Global Financing Pact summit. Held bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.[8] | |
8 | Argentina | Puerto Iguazú | July 3–4 | Attended the Mercosur summit.[9] |
9 | Colombia | Leticia | July 8 | Attended the Amazon Technical-Scientific summit. Met with President Gustavo Petro.[9] |
10 | Belgium | Brussels | July 16–18 | Attended the CELAC–European Union summit.[9] |
Cape Verde | Praia | July 19 | Met with President José Maria Neves of his way back to Brazil.[9] | |
11 | Paraguay | Asuncion | August 14–15 | Attended the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect, Santiago Peña.[9] |
12 | South Africa | Johannesburg | August 22–24 | Attended the 15th BRICS summit. Held bilateral meetings with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Bolivian President Luis Arce, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[10] |
Angola | Luanda | August 25-26 | Met with President João Lourenço. Addressed the National Assembly.[10] | |
São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | August 27 | Attended CPLP summit. Met with President Carlos Vila Nova.[10] | |
13 | India | New Delhi | September 8–11 | Attended the 18th G20 summit. Held bilateral meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, French President Emmanuel Macron, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and the EU Council President Charles Michel.[11] |
14 | Cuba | Havana | September 15–16 | Attended the Group of 77 summit. Met with President Miguel Díaz-Canel.[12] |
United States | New York City | September 16–20 | Attended the 78th United Nations General Assembly. Held bilateral meetings with US President Joe Biden, Swiss President Alain Berset, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Paraguayan President Santiago Peña.[12] | |
15 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | November 28–29 | Met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.[13] |
Qatar | Doha | November 29–30 | Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani[13] | |
United Arab Emirates | Dubai | November 30–December 4 | Attended the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Held bilateral meetings with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, UN Secretary General António Guterres, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, French President Emmanuel Macron and African Union Chairperson Moussa Faki.[13] | |
Germany | Berlin | December 4–5 | Met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.[13] |
2024
editNo. | Country | Areas visited | Dates | Details |
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16 | Egypt | Cairo | February 13–15 | Met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Addressed the Arab League.[14] |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | February 16–18 | Met with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Attended the 37th African Union summit. Addressed the Pan-African Parliament. Held bilateral meetings with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, Libyan President Mohamed al-Menfi, Kenyan President William Ruto and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh.[14] | |
17 | Guyana | Georgetown | February 28 | Met with President Irfaan Ali. Attended the 46th CARICOM summit.[15] |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | February 29–March 1 | Attended the 8th CELAC summit. Held bilateral meetings with UN Secretary General António Guterres and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.[15] | |
18 | Colombia | Bogotá | April 17 | Met with President Gustavo Petro.[16] |
19 | Switzerland | Geneva | June 13 | Met with President Viola Amherd. Attended the 112th International Labour Organization summit.[17] |
Italy | Fasano | June 13–15 | Attended the 50th G7 summit. Held bilateral meetings with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Pope Francis, French President Emmanuel Macron, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.[17] | |
20 | Paraguay | Asunción | July 8 | Attended the Mercosur summit.[18] |
Bolivia | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | July 9 | Met with President Luis Arce.[18] | |
21 | Chile | Santiago | August 5–6 | Met with President Gabriel Boric.[19] |
Multilateral meetings
editMultilateral meetings of the following intergovernmental organizations are scheduled to take place during Lula's term in office.
Group | Year | |||
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2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
BRICS | August 22–24, Johannesburg |
October 22–24, Kazan |
TBD, Brazil |
TBA |
G20 | September 9–10, New Delhi |
November 18–19, Rio de Janeiro |
TBD, South Africa |
TBD, United States |
UNCCC | November 30– December 12, Dubai |
November 11–24, Baku |
TBD, Belém |
TBA |
CELAC | January 24, Buenos Aires |
March 1, Kingstown |
TBA | TBA |
Others | G7 summit May 19–21, Hiroshima |
G7 summit June 13–15, Fasano |
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██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend / participate |
References
edit- ^ Braun, Julia (January 20, 2023). "Argentina, Uruguai, China e EUA: a estratégia de Lula ao escolher destinos para visitas no início do mandato". BBC Brasil (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ da Silva, Luiz Inácio Lula [@LulaOficial] (January 25, 2023). "Tive a honra de receber hoje a medalha Más Verde, como reconhecimento do trabalho em defesa do meio ambiente. Agradeço a prefeita de Montevidéu, @CosseCarolina, pela premiação e hospitalidade. Vamos trabalhar na defesa do futuro do planeta" (Tweet) (in Brazilian Portuguese) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Joint Statement by President Joe Biden and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Following Call". The White House. January 9, 2023. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "Após visita oficial na China, Lula segue para os Emirados Árabes". EBC (in Portuguese). January 9, 2023. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "Lula fala com 26 chefes de Estado em três meses; hoje conversa será com primeiro-ministro do Japão" [Lula has an invitation to attend the G7 meeting in Japan]. Estadão (in Portuguese). February 10, 2023. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Lula decide ir à coroação de Charles III, e Itamaraty prepara viagem". G1. April 17, 2023. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Japan to Invite Global South, South Korea to G7 Summit". Yomiuri Shimbun. March 21, 2023. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Lula desembarca em Roma, na Itália, na 3ª viagem à Europa em 5 meses". Metrópoles. June 21, 2023. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Lula desembarca em Roma, na Itália, na 3ª viagem à Europa em 5 meses". Metrópoles. June 21, 2023. Archived from the original on July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Lula encerra viagem a África e volta ao Brasil com foco em reforma ministerial". CNN Brazil. September 10, 2023. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "Metas ambiciosas e polêmica com Putin: que esperar da cúpula do G20 no Brasil em 2024". G1. September 10, 2023. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Lula embarca para G77 em Cuba e Assembleia Geral da ONU nos EUA". Agência Brasil. September 15, 2023. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Lula retoma nesta segunda-feira viagens internacionais com agendas no Oriente Médio e Alemanha". G1. November 26, 2023. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Amaral, Luciana (February 13, 2024). "Em busca de mais espaço do Brasil no continente africano, Lula inicia viagem para Egito e Etiópia". CNN (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Amaral, Luciana (February 28, 2024). "Lula na Guiana: o que está em jogo para o Brasil na Dubai da América do Sul?". BBC (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Abreu, Ricardo (April 17, 2024). "Em declaração conjunta, Brasil concorda com ideia colombiana de plebiscito na Venezuela antes das eleições". G1 (in Portuguese).
- ^ a b Amaral, Luciana (June 10, 2024). "Em meio a avanço da extrema direita na Europa, Lula vai se reunir com Macron e Papa durante G7". G1 (in Portuguese).
- ^ a b "Lula participa de cúpula do Mercosul sem Milei e depois vai à Bolívia, que passou por tentativa de golpe de Estado". G1 (in Portuguese). July 7, 2024.
- ^ "Lula desembarca no Chile com eleição da Venezuela no radar". CNN Brazil (in Portuguese). August 4, 2024.