U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walk down the colonnade of the White House, in Washington, U.S. February 10, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will launch an initiative on Wednesday to advance the rights of working people, a main focal point for both leaders, senior U.S. officials said. The U.S.-Brazil Partnership for Workers' Rights will be bilateral to start, but other countries and organizations will be encouraged to join, senior Biden administration officials said, without naming other possible participants. Biden and Lula will make an announcement when they have their second in-person meeting on Wednesday while in New York for the annual high-level United Nations General Assembly. But the official added that it was Brazil's sovereign right to engage in relationships with China and other countries.

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Persons: Joe Biden, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, Biden, Lula, Andrea Shalal, Lisandra, Grant McCool, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: White, Rights, U.S, Brazil Partnership, Workers, Biden, United Nations General Assembly, United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Security, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S, New York, United States, Brazil, States, China, Beijing, Washington, Haiti, Brasilia