Brazil's Lula to build trade ties on Japan state visit

Tokyo (AFP) Mar 24, 2025
Brazil's president starts a four-day state visit to Japan on Monday, accompanied by a 100-strong business delegation as US tariffs push the countries to nurture trade ties elsewhere. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba are also expected to discuss the joint development of biofuels ahead of November's COP30 UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon. In talks on Wed