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Congress Elections In Focus, Lula To Meet With Biden Feb 10

BRAZIL
  • Congress returns from recess today and elects new heads for Lower House and Senate. The lower house speaker for the next two years will be decided around 4:30pm, while new Senate head is expected to be decided around 3pm (both Brasilia time).
    • Arthur Lira is seen as favourite to keep his job as speaker in the Chamber of Deputies, while in the Senate the current head Rodrigo Pacheco, supported by President Lula, is challenged by Rogerio Marinho, former minister of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, according to local newspapers.
  • President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit Washington, DC to meet with US President Biden on Feb. 10, the White House says in a statement. The White House added that Biden & Lula are expected to discuss climate change, food security and managing regional migration.

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