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'I won't humiliate myself': Brazil's president sees no point in tariff talks with Trump

BRAZIL, AUG 6 – Brazil plans a coordinated BRICS response to 50% U.S. tariffs seen as political pressure linked to Bolsonaro's trial, with multilateral actions and WTO complaints underway, Lula said.

  • U.S. tariffs on Brazilian goods have risen to 50%, but Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva believes the impact on Brazil's economy will be limited due to strong trade partnerships elsewhere.
  • Lula sees no need for direct talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, asserting that such discussions would lead to humiliation for him.
  • Lula plans to call leaders from BRICS nations, including China's Xi Jinping and India's Narendra Modi, to discuss a united response to U.S. tariffs.
  • Lula criticized Trump's approach as unilateralism and emphasized that Brazil's Supreme Court will not be influenced by U.S. demands.
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Relations between Brazil and the US are at a low point. Nevertheless, President Lula currently does not want to make direct contact with Donald Trump.

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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva shot at his pair in the United States, Donald Trump. On the first day of the entry into force of the 50% tariffs applied by the Republican against the first Latin American economy, Lula called Trump “authoritarian” and “anti-civilization” and accused him of “creating problems in a relationship where they did not exist.” He also said he has no plans to call him on the phone to negotiate because Trump “…

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
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