Brazilian President Lula meets with President Marcos

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Saturday. The meeting marks the first-ever state visit by a sitting Brazilian president to the Philippines and coincides with the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

The two leaders held bilateral talks focused on expanding cooperation in trade, investment, energy, science and technology, defense, and Global South multilateralism.