Sheinbaum and Lula Expand Mexico-Brazil Cooperation

On Wednesday evening, President Claudia Sheinbaum held a video call with her Brazilian counterpart, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. During the call they both acknowledged the progress made in the agenda collaboration and political dialogue between their governments in recent months.

In a post on X, President Claudia Sheinbaum highlighted the progress in the  areas of science, culture and innovation. She anticipated that very soon the Mexican state-owned oil company, PEMEX will sign an agreement with Brazil’s Petrobras—a partially state-owned oil and gas company—with the aim of “enhancing cutting-edge practices in the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons, as well as in bioenergy alternatives.” 

Meanwhile, President Lula noted other areas of the collaboration, including health, tourism and good governance, adding that they  agreed to deepen the dialogue on the bilateral commercial legal framework. President Lula noted that both leaders instructed their foreign ministries to soon hold the VI Meeting of the Mexico-Brazil Binational Commission with the objective of materializing several initiatives.

Geopolitical Stance 

Both heads of state reaffirmed the importance of strengthening and preserving multilateralism, international law, democracy, and the principle of non-interference, particularly amidst a complex global context. They confirmed their positions on the need to end the embargo against Cuba and they expressed their concern over the “serious humanitarian situation” in the Caribbean nation. 

President Sheinbaum and President Lula reiterated their support for former two-time Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet’s candidacy for the General-Secretary of the United Nations.  

Photo: Government of Mexico