The possible trip of president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) to the United States to meet with the American leader, the democrat Joe Biden, still this December, before taking office, should generate some awkwardness for the Diplomatic Brazilian representation in the country.
The team from PT ( Workers' Party) did not notify Itamaraty about the trip, and Lula could visit the US capital without an official reception organized by the Brazilian embassy in Washington, led by Nestor Forster, who is very close to the current president, Jair Bolsonaro (PL).
Even though the trip was announced by former Minister Fernando Haddad on Wednesday (30th) and Lula returned to the topic on Friday (2nd), the White House still has not confirmed the invitation. Jake Sullivan, US National Security Adviser, will land this Monday (5) in Brasilia, and the president-elect says that the visit will also serve to discuss the details of the trip to Washington later this year.
The president-elect has already said that the idea is that the trip, which would serve as yet another proof of the international legitimacy of the contested victory by Bolsonaro and the PL, will take place after the diplomation ceremony, on the next 12th.
Translated by Cassy Dias