Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returned to power vowing to revive South American political and economic unity. A regional event this week shows he’s now fighting to maintain clout in his own backyard.
The 80-year-old leftist icon is coming face-to-face with a new generation of younger, conservative presidents at the Latin America and Caribbean International Economic Forum – the “Davos of Latin America,” it’s been called – in Panama on Wednesday.
The event is the first gathering of regional heads of state since the United States captured Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, sparking outrage from Lula but praise from other leaders who will be in attendance.
Lula travelled to Panama City intent on ensuring the left is represented in talks that will be dominated by conservative figures more sympathetic to Donald Trump in the US and Argentin
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