Lula and Trump Speak Back to Back at the UN Today: What the US-Brazil Rift Means for Expats
The speeches underscore trade, sanctions and election tensions, with tariffs on many Brazilian goods raised to 50% in 2025, officials said.
- On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, Lula and President Donald Trump opened the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York with back-to-back speeches.
- Lula recently warned the United States against interfering in Brazil's upcoming 4 October election, reflecting ongoing tensions exacerbated by sectoral tariff disputes that peaked in 2025 when duties reached 50 percent.
- While avoiding a bilateral meeting with Lula, Trump is expected to hold a pull-aside conversation with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodrguez at today's leaders' reception.
- No bilateral meeting between the presidents is scheduled, leaving diplomatic friction unresolved as the real's recent strength and looming election dominate investor focus.
- The 4 October election is twelve days away, with the 81st session's general debate running through Saturday before resuming on 28 September.
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Lula and Trump Speak Back to Back at the UN Today: What the US-Brazil Rift Means for Expats
BRAZIL · UNITED STATES · DIPLOMACY Key Facts —The day The UN General Assembly opens its general debate in New York today, 22 September 2026. Lula speaks first among the world’s leaders, by a Brazilian tradition kept since 1955; Trump follows roughly fifteen minutes later. —The message Lula has said he will warn Trump not […]
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