Lula in China: Check out the president’s complete agenda

After more than 30 hours of travel, the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT)arrived last Wednesday (04/12), around 11 am (Brasília time), accompanied by the first lady, Janja da Silvaand his entourage in Shanghaiat China.

Upon arrival, the president Lula, did not want to talk to the press and went with the entourage, and a tight security scheme made by the Chinese police, straight to a hotel near the central region of Shanghai. The long journey stopped at Lisbon It is Abu Dhabi.

At the hotel, the president was welcomed by a jazz band playing Brazilian music, upon arrival, the band played one of the most popular songs in the country, “If this street were mine“, composed by Mário Lago and Roberto Martins.

The Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddadthe former president Dilma Rousseff the President of the Senate, Rodrigo Pachecoand another 37 people, including ministers, governors, federal deputies and senators, are accompanying Lula on the trip.

_{Dilma Rousseff and Lula and delegation during a visit to Shanghai, China (Photo: Ricardo Stuckert / Presidency of the Republic)}

This Thursday (13/04), Dilma Rousseffwill be attended by president Lula, in a ceremony that will mark his inauguration as president of the NBD (New Development Bank)O BRICS banklaunched by the union of emerging countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — the objective is to provide financial support to public and private sustainable development and infrastructure projects for these countries.

In the afternoon, the president will be received by the CEO of Huawei — tech giant — Hua Liang.

Tomorrow, Friday (14/04), president Lula has a meeting with the Chinese president, Xi Jinpingin the city of Beijing. Soon after, you will begin your return trip to the Brazilwhich will scale at Arab Emiratesand the arrival forecast is on Sunday (04/16).

The trip to China was supposed to take place in March, but it was postponed due to the president’s health problems, who was diagnosed with bBacterial and viral snoring caused by influenza A.

China is Brazil’s main trading partner, with approximately 27% of all exports from the country destined for the Chinese market in 2022. The expectation, with Lula’s visit, is that relations between the countries will be closer.

Featured photo: Lula arrives in China (Ricardo Stuckert/Handout via REUTERS).