The Brazilian president’s posturing as a “left-wing” opponent of war collapsed with a single phone call from Trump—who reportedly signed off with “I love you.”
After the three-hour meeting in the White House, Lula pointed out that he raised with the US president the need to reform the UN so that the five permanent members of the Security Council do not have the right to veto and to appoint the General Secretariat of the body. He also reiterated Brazil’s long-standing request to have a permanent seat on the Council. Despite the expectation of the media, there were no direct mentions of Bachelet’s candid…