And senior U.S. administration officials who previewed the meeting said the two nations are rolling out a partnership on workers' rights.
Lula quickly traveled to Washington, where he and Biden bonded over the challenges to democracy they had both overcome.
Labor is an issue dear to Lula, who got his start in politics as leader of a powerful metalworkers' union.
They noted that the Biden administration has lifted travel restrictions to Cuba imposed by the prior administration and is also in the process of restarting remittances to that country.
He declined to say whether Biden would broach the subject of Venezuela in their bilateral meeting.
Persons:
Joe Biden, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Lula, Biden, “, Thomas Traumann, Jair Bolsonaro, Donald Trump, Trump, Traumann, Dilma Rousseff, Lula’s, Paulo Peres, Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Jake Sullivan, ___ Boak, Eléonore Hughes
Organizations:
Brazilian, General, U.S, White, Labor, Federal University of Rio, Amazon Fund
Locations:
New York, Ukraine, Washington, U.S, Cuba, Brazilian, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Venezuela, Rio de Janeiro