Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
The Hindu
Prime Minister Modi hosts Brazilian President Lula's state visit, strengthening bilateral ties and promoting economic collaboration between India and Brazil.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi in the national capital on Saturday (February 21, 2026).
Earlier today a ceremonial welcome was held at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is on a state visit to India. President Lula was accorded the Guard of Honour at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Brazilian President was received at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by PM Modi and President Droupadi Murmu.
President Lula also met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
On Friday (February 20, 2026), President Lula inaugurated the first office of the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex) in New Delhi. Sharing the details in a post on X he said that this would promote Brazilian products and services abroad and to attract foreign investments to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy.
Brazil’s Envoy to India, Kenneth da Nobrega, on Friday appreciated the efforts the Indian Government had put in organising the AI Impact Summit 2026. Futher he said that Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is on a State visit to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi share a very good chemistry and that they are not only colleagues but also friends.
Speaking exclusively to ANI on the growing rapport between President Lula and PM Modi, he said, “This is taking the bilateral relations historically to a new level. There is a very good chemistry. I think they are not only colleagues, but they have become more and more friends. That’s a fact.”
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