Brazilian Finance Minister Dario Durigan said Wednesday that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will discuss cooperation on combating organized crime and tariffs with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Another key issue that may be placed on the meeting agenda is securing access to Brazil’s rare earth deposits. This South American country holds the world’s second-largest reserves of rare earth minerals, which are used in a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, solar panels, and jet engines.

Lula departed for Washington early Wednesday afternoon local time and is expected to arrive in the evening.

For Lula, this trip to the U.S. comes amid a difficult domestic situation, as he suffered two setbacks in Congress last week. The lower house overturned his veto of a bill aimed at reducing former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s prison time, while the Senate rejected his nomination for a Supreme Court justice, a first in over 100 years.