Biden and Brazil’s Lula are meeting in New York to discuss labor and climate issues

By DAVID BILLER and JOSH BOAK
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden will meet his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in New York. The two leaders of the Western Hemisphere’s largest democracies are seeking areas of common ground despite some recent differences on Russia’s war in Ukraine and other matters. The two are expected to discuss labor and the environment on Wednesday. Senior U.S. officials say the two nations will roll out a partnership on workers’ rights. Initial hopes that Lula would prove a staunch ally for Biden have been tempered in recent months. The Brazilian leader has been voicing opposition on some issues and at times even seeming to thumb his nose at Washington.