The presidents of France and Brazil – each sporting white open-necked shirts – have been pictured smiling warmly at one another and embracing, with social media customers calling it a “bromance”.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva clutched Emmanuel Macron’s hand as he led him by some tough terrain on the island of Combu within the Amazon rainforest.
The leaders stopped and smiled for the cameras, as Mr da Silva, often known as Lula, clutched his French counterpart’s wrist.
After they headed off once more, Mr Macron was grinning broadly.
Pic: AP
Pic: AP
The images have been delighting folks on the web.
A social media person on X mentioned: “Macron and Lula appear like they simply bought married and are having a whirlwind honeymoon”, whereas one other wrote: “Pre-wedding shoot of the 12 months.”
Pic: Reuters
Mr Macron has been on a three-day go to to Brazil that goals to relaunch the bilateral relationship and strategic partnership which stalled in the course of the earlier authorities of Jair Bolsonaro.
It isn’t the primary time the French president has appeared to take pleasure in a detailed friendship with a fellow world chief.
He and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appeared to hit it off after they met in Paris in March 2023.
“Le bromance” was mooted. The pair had related backgrounds, have been shut in age, and even had a comparable sartorial type, it was instructed.
With Rishi Sunak on the Elysee Palace in Paris final 12 months. Pic: Reuters
There have been additionally some chuckles with former PM Boris Johnson, though, based on Reuters, the 2 males had some disagreements over “sausages and submarines”.
With Boris Johnson in Brussels in March 2022. Pic: Reuters
Mr Macron additionally appeared to take pleasure in Donald Trump’s firm.
“The couple appeared blissful to be collectively once more,” wrote The New York Occasions in April 2018 when the French president visited the White Home.
“I like him rather a lot,” Mr Trump advised reporters.
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Earlier, within the Oval Workplace, the then American chief had “gently brushed what he mentioned was dandruff off Mr Macron’s shoulder”, the paper reported.
Its correspondent added: “Moments later, as they sat aspect by aspect, Mr Macron positioned his hand on Mr Trump’s knee.”
That could be a bromance that could possibly be revived later within the 12 months, ought to Mr Trump win a second time period within the White Home.
Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump on the White Home in April 2018. Pic: Reuters
