Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira stands alongside U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a group photo at the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in France on Nov. 9. (Foto: Instagram)
Brazil’s foreign minister, Mauro Vieira, stood alongside U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the group photo at a G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in France on Nov. 9. The two exchanged a few words after the photo session. The meeting is scheduled to continue through Nov. 10.
Brazil is not a member of the G7, but France, which is chairing the group’s discussions this year, invited the country to take part in key meetings. Brazil’s Foreign Ministry said Vieira would join working sessions on artificial intelligence, global governance and stability in the Middle East.
As of the meeting, Vieira and Rubio did not have a bilateral meeting scheduled, though informal conversations between them remained possible during their shared engagements. Vieira held bilateral meetings with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, who is hosting the event, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.
The G7 encounter was the second time Vieira and Rubio had met since Brazil’s election, in which Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was reelected to a fourth term. Less than two weeks earlier, the two met on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers’ summit and agreed to hold a private meeting to discuss the bilateral agenda.
The United States had not commented on the election or recognized Lula’s victory, according to the report. Relations between the two countries were also described as tense following Senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s move to Miami after losing the presidential election. Bolsonaro’s departure reportedly violated a court order barring him from leaving Brazil amid investigations in which he is cited by the Federal Police.
