President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s visit to China this week is a signal that both Brazil and China seek to play a significant role in a post-Covid- fractured world which is rife with conflict, supply chain constraints, climate change challenges and war.
Since the re-election of Lula in November, he has been a resurgent global figure in the regional and international arenas. He has committed to “put Brazil back on the world stage” after the nationalist, chaotic years of the Bolsonaro era. In doing so, Lula has had a busy