MEXICO CITY — President Biden spoke on the phone Monday with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva one day after an unbridled mob backing his defeated predecessor Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings in the capital city Brasilia.
Biden, who currently is in Mexico for the North American Leaders’ Summit, invited Lula to visit Washington in early February “for in-depth consultations on a wide-ranging shared agenda,” the White House said in a call readout.
Biden “conveyed the unwavering support of the United States for Brazil’s democracy and for the free will of the Brazilian people as expressed in Brazil’s recent presidential election, which President Lula won,” the readout said.
