How a diplomatic snub evokes the complicated US-Brazil relationship in the second Trump era
- Written by Anthony W. Pereira, Executive Director of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University; King's College London
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Oct. 26, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesDarren Beattie, the recently appointed U.S. State Department senior adviser for Brazil policy, had planned to attend a forum on critical minerals in São Paulo in...

