Lula and Trump declare bilateral relationship reset after three-hour meeting at the White House
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The presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the United States, Donald Trump, held a meeting of close to three hours at the White House on Thursday in which both leaders declared an end to one of the most severe bilateral crises in two centuries of relations between the two largest economies in the Americas. The encounter, formalized as a working meeting, unfolded in a climate of personal fluency and allowed for the agreement to establish bilateral channels to address commercial, security, and regional cooperation matters.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday a new package of sanctions against the Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), the conglomerate linked to the Cuban Armed Forces that controls approximately 40% of the island's economy, in a fresh escalation of the economic pressure deployed by the Trump administration against the Havana regime. The measure is part of the implementation of Executive Order 14404, signed by President Donald Trump on May 1, which authorizes sanctions against those responsible for political repression and threats to US national security.
The first ballots counted in the local elections held on Thursday across the United Kingdom confirmed the advance of the far-right Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, in territories historically dominated by Labour in the north of England and triggered the first public expressions of discontent within Prime Minister Keir Starmer's own party, in what various analysts already describe as one of the most adverse electoral nights for the ruling party since taking office in July 2024. The vote, in which more than 5,000 municipal seats across 136 local authorities and the devolved parliaments of Scotland and Wales were contested, opened the door to a potential internal crisis over Starmer's leadership.
The conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and its consequences for the global supply of oil and other derivative products have not bypassed the Falkland Islands, which, as one local lawmaker put it, sit "at the tail end of global distribution."
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was received on Thursday by his American counterpart Donald Trump at the White House, in his first official visit to Washington since his return to power in 2023 and the second face-to-face meeting between the two leaders, following a brief 45-minute encounter on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur last October. The meeting, formalized as a working session rather than a state visit, seeks to consolidate the fragile bilateral truce reached after one of the most severe diplomatic crises in two centuries of relations between the two most populous democracies in the Americas.
British voters head to the polls on Thursday, May 7, in an election that will see the renewal of more than 5,000 seats across 136 local councils in England, six directly elected mayoralties, and the devolved parliaments of Scotland and Wales, in what various analysts and pollsters describe as the toughest electoral test for Prime Minister Keir Starmer since he took office in July 2024. Polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. local time and will close at 10:00 p.m., with most results expected by Friday afternoon.
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O FBI, a agência federal de investigações dos Estados Unidos, classificou a aparente tentativa de assassinato de Donald Trump como algo “extremamente sério”, de acordo com o agente especial encarregado Jeffrey B. Veltri, do FBI Miami.
A agência está “determinada a fornecer respostas sobre o que levou aos eventos que ocorreram”, disse Veltri, ressaltando também que agora trabalham para conseguir mandados de busca para o veículo, celular e outros dispositivos de Ryan Wesley Routh, suspeito detido em conexão com o caso.
“Até agora, os mandados incluem um dispositivo de gravação de vídeo, dispositivos celulares do sujeito, um veículo e outros dispositivos eletrônicos localizados em endereços previamente conhecidos”, destacou.
A autoridade também informou que o FBI ouviu “sete testemunhas civis”, ressaltando que “isso é só o começo”.
Veltri afirmou que os escritórios de campo do FBI em Honolulu, no Havaí, e Charlotte, na Carolina do Norte, também estão trabalhando para ouvir “vários familiares, amigos e ex-colegas do sujeito”.
“Presença online ativa”
Ryan Wesley Routh tinha uma “presença ativa online”, ainda segundo Veltri. O FBI está analisando todas as postagens e histórico de pesquisa online do suspeito.
“Estamos analisando relatórios da mídia e declarações públicas que ele fez de que queria recrutar soldados afegãos e outros para lutar pela Ucrânia”, comentou
“O FBI enviou várias solicitações a empresas para obter informações sobre o telefone e as contas de mídia social do sujeito”, adicionou.
Routh criticou Trump nas redes sociais e é um defensor ferrenho da Ucrânia. Os dados do celular do indivíduo indicam que ele pode ter passado quase 12 horas perto da área onde foi visto nos arbustos, de acordo com documentos de acusação revelados nesta segunda-feira.
