Balance of Power

Lula’s Election-Year Encounter With Trump Carries Risks

Tensions over Venezuela and the Iran war have prompted the Brazilian leader to speak out more openly against Trump.
A US Army solider enters a former bunker during training as the US revives its jungle training school near Colón, Panama, in February.Photographer: Luis Antonio Rojas/Bloomberg

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Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will need quick instincts and measured words when he meets Donald Trump at the White House tomorrow.