Lula admits he traveled a lot in 2023 in order to “change the image of Brazil”

I traveled a lot in 2023. You knew I would travel, because it was necessary to restore Brazil’s image and build a positive image of Brazil in the world. Brazil became important again. We will chair the G20.
Lola, about travelling

This ‘reconstruction’ agenda has been taken up by the Labor MP since the campaign. Having good relationships with various international players was one of the hallmarks of his early tenure. This year, he did not go to Oceania Intercontinental.

He has only been to two countries more than once: Argentina and the United States. In the neighboring country, he went to Celak in January and returned to the Mercosur summit in July. As for North America, he went to visit President Joe Biden in February, and returned to the United Nations in September.

He cut trips just to have a hip operation. The president underwent hip surgery on September 29 of this year, but continued to play from Alvorada. The Labor MP returned to traveling abroad almost two months later, when he went to Saudi Arabia, in November.

The President holds the last ministerial meeting of the year this morning. The meeting is attended by 38 ministers. In his opening remarks, Lula praised the government’s economic and coordination teams and said he finished the year on a positive balance, but promised to deliver criticism at the end of his subordinates’ speeches.