Brazil, Mexico strengthen ties amid tension between Lula and Trump
Brazil and Mexico have signed a deal to deepen cooperation between the two Latin American heavyweights amid growing regional and global tensions with the United States.
During a high-level meeting on Thursday at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasília, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Mauro Vieira, and the Mexican Foreign Secretary, Roberto Velasco, signed an agreement to broaden strategic cooperation between the two countries.
The two countries said they would continue to expand cooperation in fields including trade, energy, science and technology while strengthening coordination in international forums.
Both countries seek closer coordination amid growing regional and global tensions involving the United States.
They also voiced support for former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as their candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, to replace António Guterres.
The meeting came amid growing tensions between Brazil and the United States following disputes about tariffs and diplomatic relations.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has criticized the administration of US President Donald Trump for trying to interfere in Brazil’s October election by backing Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Lula’s dispute with Trump got worse after the US imposed a 25 percent tariff on Brazilian goods earlier this summer, following a 50 percent tariff introduced last year.
Speaking at a public event in June, Lula slammed US Foreign Secretary Marco Rubio while portraying Brasilia’s relationship with Washington.
“That Marco Rubio, who is the head of the State Department, is anti-Latin America. He is the mortal enemy of Cuba and the mortal enemy of various Latin American countries,” Lula explained.
His remarks came shortly after Rubio appeared before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he did not include Brazil among the countries he described as friendly to the US.
Mexico, meanwhile, is making efforts to broaden its international trade relations without rocking the boat and damaging its close economic ties with the US.
Brazil and Mexico are Latin America’s two largest economies.
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