Overview
- Lula said he does not want a “new Cold War” and is scheduled to meet President Trump in Washington in early March to discuss trade, investment, migration and academic ties.
- He criticized unilateral U.S. tariff policies and vowed to protect Brazil’s critical minerals and rare earths by seeking greater value added at home.
- During his New Delhi visit, Lula and Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed a cooperation agreement on critical minerals and set a $30 billion bilateral trade target for 2030.
- The U.S. Secret Service said agents shot and killed an armed intruder who breached Mar‑a‑Lago’s security perimeter; Trump was in Washington and no agents were injured.
- France will summon the U.S. ambassador after the administration condemned “violent left‑wing radicalism” in its response to the killing of far‑right activist Quentin Deranque.