Lula Emerges From Trump Meeting ‘Optimistic’ on Trade (1)

US President Donald Trump and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, expressed confidence that the two nations would be able to resolve their trade issues in the coming weeks after a meeting at the White House that both leaders cast as productive.

The two presidents discussed an ongoing US probe into Brazil’s trade practices and other economic issues Thursday, and agreed to reconnect in a month in an effort to put an end to a dispute that erupted last year.

“I’m optimistic,” the Brazilian president told reporters after the encounter. “I suggested to Trump that we have ...