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Lula tells Trump world does not want 'emperor' after US threatens BRICS tariff

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, JUL 7 – Lula criticized Trump's 10% tariff threat as economic intimidation while BRICS nations, representing 40% of global output, rejected unilateral protectionist measures at the summit.

  • Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stated that the world has changed and emphasized the need for alternative trade options that do not rely on the U.S. dollar.
  • Leaders at the BRICS summit condemned Donald Trump's tariff policies, warning that rising tariffs threaten global trade and asserting that the group is not anti-American.
  • New BRICS member Indonesia's senior economic minister, Airlangga Hartarto, is visiting the U.S. for tariff talks amid the ongoing trade tensions with the U.S.
  • China's foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning emphasized that tariffs should not be a tool for coercion, supporting win-win cooperation without targeting any country.
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Many times the importance of the events can be better appreciated, rather than by themselves, by the reaction of those affected. That is happening these days because of the reactions to the meeting, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, of the BRICS assembly and its announcements of a new world economic and commercial order that works independently of the dollar and its ties. The importance of the fact can be measured by the reaction of the President of th…

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday once again condemned his US counterpart Donald Trump's tariff threats against countries that choose to trade with the BRICS, reiterating that they will not accept the…

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At their two-day summit in Brazil, led by a combative Lula, emerging countries criticized American decisions on the trade war and war in Iran. This triggered Donald Trump's return.

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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