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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Évian, France, on June 16, 2026, ahead of the opening of the G7 summit. The bilateral meeting addressed three main areas: Defense cooperation, highlighting Prosub — the Submarine Development Program —, digital sovereignty projects involving supercomputer acquisition, and deepening cross-border cooperation between Amapá state and French Guiana. ✓
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"do aprofundamento da cooperação transfronteiriça entre o Amapá e a Guiana Francesa"
According to Lula, in statements published on his social media, the two countries "reiterated positive advances in Defense cooperation, especially the success of the Submarine Development Program (PROSUB)". The Brazilian president also stated that Macron reiterated France's interest in participating in Brazilian efforts to acquire supercomputers, "to strengthen Brazil's digital sovereignty". ✓
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"Reiteramos os avanços positivos da cooperação em Defesa, em especial o sucesso do Programa de Desenvolvimento de Submarinos (PROSUB)"
"O presidente Macron reiterou o interesse da França em participar dos esforços brasileiros para a aquisição de supercomputadores, em reforço à soberania digital do Brasil"
The cross-border cooperation mentioned in the meeting has a precedent in March 2024, when Brazil and France signed a partnership for collaboration between Montanhas do Tumucumaque National Park and French Guiana Amazon Park. The agreement provides for actions to preserve natural areas and conserve biodiversity, restore degraded areas, recover and monitor threatened species, combat degradation of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and joint measures against illegal mining, biopiracy, and trafficking of wild animals and plants, according to the Ministry of Environment. ✓
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"O acordo prevê ações para a preservação de áreas naturais e conservação da biodiversidade, restauração de áreas degradadas, recuperação e monitoramento de espécies ameaçadas e combate à degradação dos ecossistemas terrestres e aquáticos. Também determina medidas para o combate à biopirataria e ao tráfico de animais e plantas silvestres. Haverá ainda ações conjuntas contra o garimpo ilegal"
Lula noted that the trip marks 20 years since the creation of Unitaid, an organization created by him and then-French President Jacques Chirac in 2006, aiming to promote expanded access to medicines for Global South countries. Brazil participates in the Évian summit as one of five invited countries, alongside South Korea, Egypt, India, and Kenya. The permanent G7 members are Germany, Canada, United States, France, Italy, Japan, and United Kingdom. ✓
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"os 20 anos da criação da UNITAID, organização criada por mim e pelo então presidente Jacques Chirac em 2006, com o objetivo de promover a ampliação do acesso a medicamentos pelos países do Sul Global"
The bilateral meeting took place in Évian before the official opening of the G7, on June 16, 2026
Lula participated in a G7 summit for the first time in Évian in 2003
Brazil participates as a guest alongside South Korea, Egypt, India, and Kenya
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
No gaps or divergences found — sources converge.
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What is the current status of Prosub and when will the first submarine be delivered?
Why it's still unknown: Sources mention the program as a 'success' but do not detail recent milestones, timeline, or expected deliveries.
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Which supercomputers does Brazil intend to acquire and what French participation model has been proposed?
Why it's still unknown: Macron reiterated interest, but sources do not specify which systems are under negotiation, amounts involved, or cooperation format (sale, technology transfer, joint venture).
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What was Lula's full agenda at the G7 summit and which other leaders did he meet in Évian?
Why it's still unknown: Sources focus exclusively on the bilateral meeting with Macron; there is no information about Lula's participation in multilateral G7 sessions or other bilateral meetings.