Amid the crisis in Brazil, Lola travels again

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived from China in mid-April and soon after left for Europe. He visited Portugal and Spain. Even after 15 days had passed, Al Batista had already set the departure date for another flight: Thursday the 4th.

This time, the Brazilian president will go to England to accompany the coronation of King Charles III. The trip also includes a bilateral meeting with the British Prime Minister. Rishi Sunak. The coronation, which will bring together several heads of state, will take place on Saturday 6.

Charles became king in September last year after The death of Queen Elizabeth II, who had the longest reign on the British throne. In March, Lola and Charles discuss environmental issues, a historic agenda for the King.

Coronation is a state event, funded by the British government, and involves inviting foreign leaders, mainly from countries that were part of the British Empire. The organizing process usually takes months. In this case, there is approximately eight months of preparation.

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The PT’s trip to London will be his eighth overseas trip in just over 120 days in charge. Since taking office, the president has made trips to America, Asia and Europe.

The number of Lula’s trips at the start of his term is a record. In the same period of his term, former President Jair Bolsonaro has made four trips abroad, to Switzerland, the United States, Chile and Israel.

Like Bolsonaro, the former presidents Michel Tamer and Dilma Rousseff also took four trips abroad in the same period.

In his first term, Lula made five diplomatic trips. In his second term, the Labor member visited eight countries, as he will now. Batista has been criticized for The number of trips he made at the beginning of his third termin the midst of the crisis in the country.