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On the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, President Trump met with Brazil's president.

The meeting came after the U.S. imposed sanctions and 50% tariffs on Brazil over the trial of Trump-ally, former President Jayair Bolsonaro.

Julia Carnaro has details.

President Luisinau Lula da Silva said he and Trump managed to do what had seemed impossible.

Flanked by Brazil and U.S. flags, they sat down to talk for around 45 minutes in what Lula described

as a great meeting.

He said they spoke in a frank and constructive

way and agreed that their teams would start bilateral negotiations immediately to find solutions

to the U.S. imposed sanctions and tariffs. Before the meeting, reporters asked President Trump

whether he could lift tariffs against Brazil immediately.

We can do things fast. We move quickly.

We're very nimble. We're very nimble. Higher tariffs on Brazilian goods, like coffee and beef,

have been pushing up prices in the U.S. and have led Brazil to seek other markets. For NPR News,

I'm Julea Kahniru. The president of the Palestinian Authority has appointed an apparent successor

amid uncertainty over the future role of the Palestinian leadership in the Israeli-occupied

West Bank.

NPR's Daniel Estrin has more.

Mahmoud Abbas has been the internationally recognized Palestinian leader for 20 years.

There have long been questions of who would replace him. Now, just weeks away from his 90th birthday, Abbas has

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