From the Lula-Trump meeting to Vasco’s victory: the main stories of the day in Brazil and abroad
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Washington on Wednesday night for a working meeting with United States President Donald Trump, scheduled for Thursday. The presidential aircraft landed at Andrews Air Force Base, in the metropolitan area of the American capital. The trip puts the diplomatic agenda between Brazil and the United States at the center of the news.
Lula’s visit to the US comes at a moment of attention to relations between the two countries. The meeting with Trump is expected to bring together topics of bilateral interest, although the details of the conversation were not presented in the summary released. The arrival of the Brazilian president is already moving the international political agenda.
In sports, Vasco defeated Audax Italiano 2-1 in a comeback win in the fourth round of Group G of the Copa Sudamericana. The match was played at Estadio Bicentenario, and the Brazilian team managed to overcome a difficult start to secure an important result in the competition.
The game drew attention because Vasco had to respond after an own goal described as bizarre. Even so, the team managed to recover and turn the score around. The victory keeps the club alive in the continental tournament and carries significant weight for its group-stage campaign.
In the economy, Profarma reported a net loss of R$1.7 million in the first quarter of 2026. In the same period a year earlier, the company had posted a profit of R$11.7 million. As a result, the company reversed the positive result presented a year before.
Profarma operates in pharmaceutical distribution and also owns the D1000 pharmacy chain. The new financial statement shows a change in the company’s financial performance at the start of the year. The result is now being followed by the market as a sign of the sector’s current situation and the challenges faced by the company.