U.S. President Joe Biden held talks at the White House on Friday with Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a reboot of relations after the end of Donald Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro's stormy rule.
Lula defended his decision not to provided German-made artillery ammunition sought for the West's support of Ukrainian defense. "If I sent the ammunition, I would be joining the war. I don't want to join the war. I want peace," he said earlier on CNN.
Brazil is eager for more countries to contribute to an 'Amazon Fund' started by Germany and Norway to back protection of the rainforest and sustainable development projects.the $1.3 billion fund, the two U.S. officials confirmed to Reuters. Lula traveled to Washington with Environment Minister Marina Silva, expected to meet with Biden's climate envoy John Kerry. The ministers of foreign relations, finance and racial equality are also part of the delegation.
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