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Brazil doesn't want 'new Cold War', Lula says before Trump meeting

Lula called for diplomacy and equal treatment of nations, highlighting trade and investment as key topics before his meeting with Trump in early March.

  • On Feb 22, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in New Delhi urged the Trump administration to treat all countries equally, saying Brazil 'doesn't want to interfere' and stating, `I want to tell U.S. President Donald Trump that we don't want a new Cold War`.
  • Following recent tariff shifts, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many of Trump's tariffs Friday, while the Trump administration exempted key Brazilian exports from a 40% tariff imposed last year.
  • During the visit, the two governments signed trade, technology and innovation agreements with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and focused on strategic cooperation on critical minerals and rare earths; Lula said his Washington agenda includes trade, immigration, investment and universities.
  • Lula expressed confidence that talks would restore normalcy, saying he expects to meet Trump in Washington in the first week of March and that "I think relations between the U.S. and Brazil will be in a better position."
  • Looking beyond bilateral ties, Lula said `The world doesn't need more turbulence, it needs peace` and framed dialogue over confrontation as key to global stability.
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Brazil doesn't want 'new Cold War', Lula says before Trump meeting

Brazil does not want a "new Cold War", President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Sunday, urging the Trump administration to treat all countries equally ahead of a trip to meet the U.S. president.

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New Delhi, India. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Sunday in India that he hopes to tell his American pair, Donald Trump, that he wants all countries to be treated the same, without imposing the big ones on the weak. “I want to tell President Trump that we do not want a Cold War, we want to have equal relations with all countries and receive from them an equally equal treatment,” Lula said after a visit to India. “If that’s pos…

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New Delhi, Feb 22 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said today that his country rejects a “new Cold War” and defended international relations based on respect, addressing the upcoming meeting with his American pair, Donald Trump. The post Lula rejects “new Cold War” by addressing a meeting with Trump first appeared on News Prensa Latina.

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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore on Sunday, February 22, 2026.
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