Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc Duy welcomes Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Kien/VNA.
Welcoming the delegation at Noi Bai International Airport were: Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc Duy; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet; Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Duong Duc Tuan; and Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Bui Van Nghi.
Accompanying President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva were: President of the Federal Senate and National Assembly Davi Alcolumbre; President of the House of Representatives Hugo Motta; Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira; Minister of Transport Renan Filho; Minister of Ports and Airports Silvio Costa Filho; Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Carlos Faváro; Minister of Education Camilo Santana; Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira; Minister of Communications Juscelino Filho; Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Luciana Santos; Minister of Environment and Climate Change Marina Silva; Minister of Regional Integration and Development Waldez Góes; Minister of the Office of Institutional Security of the President Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos; and the Brazilian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco Farani.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrives in Hanoi, beginning his state visit to Vietnam. Photo: Pham Kien/VNA.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was born on October 27, 1945, in Garanhuns, Pernambuco state. From 1959 to 1965, he worked as a mechanic and lathe operator in São Paulo. In 1966, he began participating in the trade union movement at the Villares Group in São Paulo state, a leading enterprise in Brazil's metallurgical industry. In 1969, he was elected as an alternate member of the Executive Committee of the Metallurgical Workers' Union. In 1972, he was elected as the First Secretary of the Metallurgical Workers' Union. In 1975, he was elected President of the Metallurgical Workers' Union and was re-elected to the same position in 1978.
In February 1980, he founded the Brazilian Workers' Party (PT), bringing together union members, intellectuals, politicians, and representatives of social movements, including religious leaders and farmers. That same year, he was detained for 31 days by the Brazilian military government along with several union leaders due to a strike by metallurgical workers. He served as President of the PT from its founding until 1988.
In August 1983, he co-founded a trade union called "The Single Center for Workers - CUT". In 1986, he was elected to the House of Representatives and joined the Constituent Assembly...
Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc Duy welcomes Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Kien/VNA.
In October 2002, he was elected President of Brazil for his first term (January 2003-January 2007) as the candidate of the Left Alliance. From October 2006 to December 2010, he was elected President of Brazil for his second term (January 2007-December 2010). In November 2022, he was elected President of Brazil for his third term (January 2023-January 2027).
From January 1, 2023 to the present, he has been the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
President Lula da Silva will be the first foreign head of state to pay a state visit to Vietnam in 2025. This will also be President Lula da Silva's second visit to Vietnam as the head of state of Brazil, following his first visit in 2008.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Bui Van Nghi stated that this visit takes place in the context of the Vietnam-Brazil relationship being upgraded to a Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's participation in the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro in November 2024. This upgrade reflects the strong, substantive, and effective development of bilateral relations, marking a significant qualitative leap forward in political and diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrives in Hanoi, beginning his state visit to Vietnam. Photo: Pham Kien/VNA.
Brazilian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco Farani stated that President Lula's visit would highlight the complementarity between the two countries, the important role of both economies in key sectors such as agriculture, science and technology, and innovation, and expand new channels of cooperation in trade, economics, and investment. Furthermore, the visit would promote deeper interaction in people-to-people diplomacy. This visit also marks a significant step forward in bilateral relations and dialogue between the two countries.
Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/tong-thong-brazil-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-den-ha-noi.html
![[Image] Close-up view of the interchange connecting the two expressways and Long Thanh Airport.](https://vphoto.vietnam.vn/thumb/1200x675/vietnam/resource/IMAGE/2026/05/25/1779703378210_ndo_br_z7863716673926-224453a31600126cce10622af6290afd-4549-jpg.webp)
![[Image] Hanoi's urban life under the challenge of a "scorching hot" environment](https://vphoto.vietnam.vn/thumb/1200x675/vietnam/resource/IMAGE/2026/05/25/1779706979265_nang-nong-t5-2026-minh-duy-7-4636-jpg.webp)
Comment (0)