Lula travels to Mexico to attend the inauguration of President Claudia Sheinbaum

Hey President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva It launches this Sunday (29) for Mexicowhere you will follow Claudia Sheinbaum inaugurated as the country’s new president. The trip takes place days after the president returns from USAwhere he participated in United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Sheinbaum will open on October 1. She is an ally of the current Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. She is 61 years old, and won the elections with about 60% of the votes, becoming the first woman to lead the country..

In her political career, she served as Minister of the Environment of Mexico City and former Mayor of the country’s capital.

Before opening on Monday (30), Lula is participating in a business forum and will also hold bilateral meetings with López Obrador, who is leaving office, as well as with his successor.

This will be Lula’s third official visit to Mexico as president. He went to the country for his first two terms, in 2003 and 2007.

In 2023, the value of bilateral trade between the two countries reached 14.1 billion US dollars, the highest historical value and an increase of 14% compared to 2022. Mexico was the fifth main destination for Brazilian exports in the world in 2023, according to data from Apex Brasil..