MANILA, Philippines — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will attend the 49th Association of Southeast Asia Nations (Asean) Summit upon the invitation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that the president, as this year's Asean chairman, invited Lula to the regional summit.
Manila will host the summit from November 15 to 17.
"Brazil was invited as guest of the chair. Pres. Lula will attend the Summit," said DFA Assistant Secretary Dax Imperial.
Lula visited the Asean headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia in October 2025. He was welcomed by Asean Secretary General Dr. Kao Kim Hourn.
The Asean Secretariat said Lula's "historic visit, the first of its kind by a Brazilian head of state, underscored the growing significance of Asean–Brazil Sectoral Dialogue Relations, which was established in 2022."
