Brazil's Lula cancels APEC trip to Lima, adviser says


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  • Thursday, 31 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the arrival of Brazilian citizens from Lebanon, in Guarulhos, Brazil, October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Carla Carniel/File Photo

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled a trip to the Nov. 14-15 APEC leaders' summit in Lima, a presidential adviser told Reuters on Thursday.

The adviser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that Lula made the decision to skip the meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in order to focus on the G20 summit that will take place in Rio de Janeiro days later.

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