Trump's Change of Heart on Lula May Be Thanks to Brazilian Beef Tycoon
A co-owner of Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS met privately with U.S. President Donald Trump about three weeks before Trump extended a surprise olive branch to Brazil's president in his United Nations speech on Tuesday, three people with knowledge of the encounter told Reuters.
That meeting helped pave the way for Trump to take a more favorable tone towards Lula at the U.N., two of the sources said. On Tuesday, Trump praised Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, despite months of sparring between the two...
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