Macron and Lula hand in hand, Macron and Lula laughing out loud.
Since the start of the state visit dedicated to marking the rapprochement between France and Brazil, the leaders of each country, Emmanuel Macron and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have multiplied the moments of complicity.
Between their discussions on the Amazon, submarines and the economy, the two men displayed their closeness: both in shirt sleeves, they multiplied smiles and warm gestures.
On Wednesday, Internet users increased their comments on social networks and the misappropriation of images, as reported by the correspondent of Le
Monde
in Brazil, Bruno Meyerfeld.
Brazilian media, such as the weekly Brazilian magazine
Veja
, have also echoed this trend.
In the photos, we can see retouched images featuring the two heads of state in the musical
“La La Land”
.
Other Internet users jokingly compare the images to a wedding rehearsal.
“These photos make a great couple photoshoot
,” one tweet read.
“Diplomacy based on Lula’s charm with Macron
,” adds another user of the social network X.
An atmosphere far from the tensions between the French president and Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian head of state (2019-2022).
In the midst of the crisis over the fires in the Amazon, Jair Bolsonaro and his ministers made insulting remarks towards the French presidential couple.
Emmanuel Macron had not made an official trip to Brazil since the start of his arrival at the Élysée.
Earlier during the trip, the French leader presented the Legion of Honor to Raoni Metuktire, leader of the Kayapo people who has become the global icon of the defense of the Amazon in recent decades.