Lula: Paraguay should be Brazil’s “privileged partner”
Brazilian President Lula sets off this Monday (Aug. 14) for Asunción, Paraguay, where he should attend the inauguration ceremony of the neighboring country’s new president, Santiago Peña, slated to be held Tuesday (15).“The new president, I believe, is a young leader with a sharp intellect who shows genuine concern with his nation’s ties with Brazil,” Lula said during his Conversa com o Presidente, on Canal GOV. In the interview, he underscored the need to elevate Paraguay to the status of a “privileged partner” of Brazil.Peña emerged victorious from the election on April 30 and has visited Brasília twice this year, engaging in meetings with President Lula on May 16 and July 28.Lula advocated investments in Paraguay and the expansion of bilateral ties, stressing that Brazil’s economi...