The researcher at BPC/PUC-Rio and professor at IRI/PUC-Rio, Carlos Frederico Coelho, gave an interview to the newspaper O Globo

The researcher at BPC/PUC-Rio and professor at IRI/PUC-Rio, Carlos Frederico Coelho, gave an interview to the newspaper O Globo, in which he analyzed Donald Trump’s speech on September 23, 2025, during the UN General Assembly. During his speech, the US president said he had “connected” with the Brazilian president during a meeting between the two. Therefore, a potential avenue for negotiation emerges.

For Carlos Frederico, it is first necessary to understand what this agenda between the two presidents actually means. The key point, he says, is to understand whether there will actually be an in-person meeting and what the concrete agenda of this potential meeting will be.

Furthermore, the researcher emphasizes the importance of upcoming speeches at the UN, given that they will serve as an indicator of possible progress in institutional arrangements. He believes that Brazil, like other countries, will need to seek small multilateral consensuses, as the difficulty of relying on the United States becomes increasingly evident.