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Overview
- Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira confirmed Lula will attend the Nov. 9 Celac–EU meeting in Santa Marta to convey regional support to Venezuela in response to recent U.S. military actions in the Caribbean.
- Vieira said he will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Nov. 11 in Canada, continuing efforts to ease the 50% tariffs on Brazilian exports as technical talks proceed.
- Lula held a day of bilaterals in Belém ahead of COP30, pressing for implementation-focused climate finance and promoting the Tropical Forests Forever Fund, to which Brazil has pledged an initial US$1 billion.
- EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signaled intent to sign the Mercosur–EU agreement on Dec. 20 in Rio, and Finland’s president voiced support for concluding the deal.
- Washington describes its Caribbean deployments as counter-narcotics operations, while Brazilian officials stress a diplomatic solution and South America as a region of peace.