Peterson Institute for International Economics Issues Commentary: The Lula-Trump Meh Meeting: Three Hours, Lunch, and a Working Group
May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on May 12, 2026, by senior research staffer Monica de Bolle:
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The Lula-Trump meh meeting: Three hours, lunch, and a working group
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with President Donald Trump for nearly three hours on May 7. On paper it was the most substantive US-Brazil engagement in years. Yet there was no joint statement after the session, . . .
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The Lula-Trump meh meeting: Three hours, lunch, and a working group
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with President Donald Trump for nearly three hours on May 7. On paper it was the most substantive US-Brazil engagement in years. Yet there was no joint statement after the session, . . .