The Brazilian president will meet Spain’s prime minister on November 16, combining diplomatic talks with a public show of political support.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will meet Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Madrid on November 16, days before Spain’s November 29 election, in a visit that combines bilateral diplomacy with an explicit show of support for Sánchez’s candidacy.
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Lula will stop in the Spain’s capital on his way back from the Philippines, where he is scheduled to make a state visit. Spain’s government sources confirmed his arrival on Monday, when he is expected to meet Sánchez at the Moncloa Palace.
The talks will cover relations between Brazil and Spain, as well as joint efforts on international initiatives, including the Democracy Always platform and the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty.
Before traveling to the Philippines, Lula is also scheduled to attend COP31, the United Nations climate summit taking place in Antalya, Türkiye.
Nesta quarta-feira (11), me reuni com a presidenta encarregada da Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, à margem da COP31, em Antália, na Turquia.
Expressamos nossa disposição em retomar plenamente o relacionamento bilateral, no mais alto nível. Destaquei a importância econômica dessa… pic.twitter.com/h4m9r0rFc6
— Lula (@LulaOficial) November 11, 2026
Text Reads: This Wednesday (11), I met with Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, on the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya, Turkey. We expressed our willingness to fully resume bilateral relations at the highest level. I highlighted the economic importance of this partnership, recent Brazilian business missions to Venezuela, and our interest in continuing negotiations on the review of Economic Complementation Agreement No. 69 (ACE-69) and the tariffs applied to Brazilian cars. President Delcy suggested that Brazil send a negotiating delegation to Caracas to address these issues. We also discussed prospects for expanding Brazilian investment in the oil sector and agreed that Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira would visit Venezuela later this year. I reaffirmed my determination to strengthen relations with all South American countries during my next term. We agreed to maintain dialogue to further discuss potential areas of cooperation.
His visit comes a week after the XXX Ibero-American Summit, held in Madrid and attended by regional leaders including Argentine President Javier Milei, Costa Rican President Laura Fernández and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo. Lula did not participate in the gathering.
The trip will mark Lula’s first visit to Spain since his October 25 election victory over far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
At 81, Lula is preparing to begin his fourth presidential term in January, his second consecutive term in office.
Spain’s November 29 election will determine the composition of the country’s next government. Lula’s meeting with Sánchez in the final stretch of the campaign will add a political dimension to his diplomatic itinerary, underscoring his support for the Spain’s prime minister.
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