Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the company of President Martín Torrijos and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta at the Miraflores Locks control room. A week after Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva toured the Panama Canal with a delegation of Brazilian investors, El Salvadoran President Elías Antonio Saca visited the Canal as part of an official two-day tour to the country. Torrijos and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta. region’s trade. echoed Lula’s thoughts about this important project. on promoting cooperation agreements and Brazilian investments in the region. largest user of the interoceanic waterway by trade flow, according to 2006 ACP data.