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Reuters
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By Anthony Boadle

Brazil's Lula puts Ukraine peace on his agenda in China

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds the hand of Vice President Geraldo Alckmin as he boards to China in Brasilia, Brazil April 11, 2023. Ricardo Stuckert/Handout via REUTERS

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva departed Brazil on Tuesday for an official visit to China, where he aims to convince President Xi Jinping to form a group of nations to mediate an end to Russia's war with Ukraine.

Lula's visit, postponed from March for health reasons, aims to reset relations with Brazil's largest trade partner following a frosty four years under his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.

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