US Edition'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.
- Brazil's exports now face a 50% tariff imposed by President Donald Trump, which Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva described as 'unacceptable blackmail.'
- Lula sees U.S.-Brazil relations at a '200-year nadir' and refuses to negotiate further with Trump, stating he won't 'humiliate' himself.
- Lula plans to contact leaders from the BRICS nations, starting with India and China, to discuss a joint response to the U.S. tariffs, emphasizing multilateralism in trade negotiations.
- Despite the tariffs, economists predict limited impact on Brazil's economy due to strong ties with China and government support for affected sectors, maintaining a growth projection of 2.3% for this year.
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China is willing to assist and deepen its cooperation with fellow BRICS founder nation Brazil against the "external uncertainties" of the United States and President Donald Trump's tariff policy, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday. The post China Welcomes Call for Help Against Trump from Socialist Brazil appeared first on Breitbart.
Brazil's Lula says he will discuss Trump tariffs with Brics group
"What President Trump is doing is tacit — he wants to dismantle multilateralism, where agreements are made collectively within institutions and replace it with unilateralism where he negotiates one-on-one with other countries," Lula said.
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.
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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