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Weekly Report - 19 March 2009 (ISSN 1741-7422)
BRAZIL: Lula meets Obama in the White House
Brazil's President Lula da Silva this week
became the first Latin American head of state to meet the new US President,
Barack Obama, since his inauguration in January. The meeting highlighted the
Obama administration's view of Brazil as its main strategic partner in the
region. The role suits Lula's regional leadership ambitions. But behind the
cordial exchanges were political and economic divergences that could
prolong the mutual reticence that marked Brazil-US relations under former US
president George W Bush.
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