Emmanuel Macron in Brazil on Tuesday to seal the Franco-Brazilian reunion. President Lula grants his host the honor of a state visit, only the second since his re-election at the end of 2022.

“France is an essential actor, essential for Brazilian foreign policy,” notes the European head of Brazilian diplomacy, Maria Luisa Escorel de Moraes. The two leaders are above all keen to move forward on this that unites them: the ecological transition and the reform of international governance.