US President Donald Trump, who is on a visit to Malaysia, met his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on Sunday and expressed optimism for future US-Brazil collaborations and potential “pretty good deals."

“It’s a great honor to be with the President of Brazil… I think we should be able to make some pretty good deals for both countries… We always have had a good relationship — I think it will continue," Trump said during the meeting.

In response, Lula said he was also optimistic that US-Brazil relations would advance during the meeting. “There’s no reason for having any other kind of conflict between Brazil and the United States," Lula said through a translator.

The two leaders exchanged views ahead of their meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur late

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