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

  • Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva responded to US President Donald Trump's tariff threats by emphasizing the need for alternative trade options beyond the US dollar, stating, "The world needs to find a way that our trade relations don’t have to pass through the dollar."
  • Trump threatened to impose a 10% tariff on all BRICS countries, but the US administration is not planning to implement it immediately, according to Reuters.
  • Lula stated that BRICS aims to organize the global economy differently, adding, "I think that’s why the BRICS are making people uncomfortable."
  • Response from BRICS leaders varied, with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressing a desire for future trade deals with the US, and China's foreign ministry rejecting tariffs as coercive.
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[Yomiuri Shimbun] [Rio de Janeiro = Otsuki Mika] The BRICS summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, concluded on the 7th after a two-day schedule. In a summary press conference, President Lula da Silva of Brazil, the chair country, said that US President Trump has been a BRICS anti-American politician.

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