German prime minister confirmed to visit Brazil on Jan. 30
Germany’s Ambassador to Brazil Heiko Thoms today (Jan. 20) confirmed that German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz is going to visit Brazil on January 30. The date had been disclosed by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva but had not been confirmed by official German sources until yesterday.“The chancellor of Germany has just confirmed he is coming to Brazil on January 30,” the ambassador tweeted.Scholz’s visit—the second time a German official comes in less than a month—is a “sign of strengthening cooperation” between the two nations, Thoms noted. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attended President Lula’s inauguration ceremony on January 1.As reported by Agência Brasil yesterday (19), the chancellor should be joined by ministers and representatives of large German compani...