Rubio and Vieira agree to bilateral meeting by mid-December

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira spoke briefly on Friday in Atlanta during a G-20 cocktail and agreed to hold an in-person bilateral meeting before a scheduled encounter between the two countries' presidents on December 15 in Doral, Florida. The conversation occurred days after Senator Flávio Bolsonaro fled to the United States and before the Trump administration officially recognized President Lula's re-election to a fourth term last Sunday. Flávio was not discussed, as Brazil avoids making the issue bilateral and focuses on priorities like organized crime partnerships and tariff disputes. The planned meeting aims to structure discussions on key topics to brief the presidents ahead of a possible G-20 leaders' gathering in December. Trump has made five statements calling the election process a "shame" and "fraudulent," while granting Flávio a one-year humanitarian visa.