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By Catherine Lucey, Daniel Carvalho, and Jennifer A Dlouhy

May 5, 2026 at 11:12 PM UTC

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May 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump will host Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Thursday, amid tensions over the Iran war and its impact on the global economy.