The comment stems from the private meeting between Lula and Trump in Washington last Thursday, which lasted three hours and which was expected to hold an initial press conference at the White House between the two heads of state, but at the request of the Brazilian dictator, this conference was not held.
Instead, Lula held a press conference at the Brazilian embassy, during which he stated that Cuba was one of the issues he discussed with Trump. “I heard - although I'm not sure if the translation was accurate - that he said he has no intention of invading Cuba. That's what the interpreter said, and I think it's a very positive sign,” said Lula, who has a long-standing friendship with the Castro communist regime.
The Brazilian dictator has also been a fierce critic of Trump's pressure campaign against the communist regime and of the American “embargo” on the island, claiming that it is the cause of the extreme poverty and misery in which Cubans live and not the 67 uninterrupted years of socialism executed by the Castros. Bottom of the pot: Lula went to Washington to beg Trump not to invade Cuba
Lula offers his mediation to save the Cuban dictatorship
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In April, during a visit to Germany, Lula asked that the United States not take military action against Cuba and invoked the self-determination of peoples” to defend the Castro regime. He also stated that Cuba is the “victim” of an “ideological blockade” against the communists in power and offered to mediate talks to lift the embargo against the island
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“If you need help to discuss the situation in Cuba, I am fully at your disposal. If the translation was accurate, he said he has no intention of invading Cuba, and I think that's a very positive sign, especially since Cuba wants to enter into a dialogue and find a solution to end a blockade that has never allowed the country to be completely free,” Lula said at his press conference
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At the same meeting, Lula and Trump agreed that teams from their respective governments should prepare proposals to resolve the diplomatic crisis between the two nations with regard to tariffs and trade, since there is an ongoing US investigation, initiated in 2025, into alleged unfair trade practices committed by the Brazilian payment processing services platform Pix to the detriment of U.S
. commerce. Bottom of the pot: Lula went to Washington to beg Trump not to invade Cuba
