This Tuesday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva congratulated Prime Minister Luis Montenegro on his victory in the legislative elections and said that he wanted to “meet him in person soon,” the Brazilian President said.
The head of state, according to the Brazilian newspaper Planalto, spoke on the phone with Luis Montenegro on Tuesday afternoon and “congratulated the prime minister on his victory in the Portuguese elections and wished him good luck in office.”
In the Brazilian government’s first reaction to the results of the March 10 legislative elections, Lula da Silva recalled “the large Brazilian community that today lives in Portugal, which is a sign of brotherhood between the two countries and has been brought to the attention of the Prime Minister.” Minister, I would like to meet you in person soon.”
According to the Brazilian President, Montenegro thanked Lula da Silva for this first contact and reaffirmed “his commitment to working to strengthen relations between Brazil and Portugal.”
At the same time, the Prime Minister of Portugal, according to Brazilian authorities, thanked Brazil for inviting Portugal to participate as an observer in the G20 this year.
Portugal will attend more than 100 working group meetings at technical and ministerial level in five regions of Brazil, and the Brazilian presidency will culminate in a summit of heads of state and government in Rio de Janeiro on the 18th. November 19.