US EditionBrazil’s Lula on Trump criticism: ‘There’s no reason to be afraid’
BRAZIL, JUL 30 – Brazilian officials warn 50% U.S. tariffs could cost over 100,000 jobs and reduce economic growth by 0.2%, while Lula insists Brazil will negotiate as a sovereign nation without political interference.
- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the New York Times on Wednesday that Brazil "will never negotiate as if it were a small country against a big one," two days before a 50% tariff takes effect.
- Amid political tensions, Trump tied proposed 50% tariffs to Bolsonaro's prosecution, appearing driven by political reasons rather than economics.
- Brazil’s agribusiness lobby CNA warned that exports to the US could fall by half, while the CNI estimated over 100,000 jobs could be lost if 50% tariffs are imposed.
- The Brazilian government warned of possible retaliation after Trump announced steep 50% tariffs set for August 6 and emphasized it will not relinquish tools under national law.
- On Monday , China said it is 'ready' to work with Brazil to defend a multilateral trading system via the World Trade Organization, while Brazil rejected a cold war.
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Brazil’s Dangerous Gamble: Misreading Trump and the Venezuelan Precedent
(Analysis) Much of Brazil’s resistance to U.S. actions originates with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s Workers’ Party (PT). Lula defiantly declared, “I won’t take orders from ‘gringo’ Trump,” denouncing U.S. tariffs as “unacceptable blackmail” and rejecting interference in Brazil’s judiciary. PT-aligned media amplify this framing as ideological aggression, not diplomatic pressure. Behind closed doors, […]
It could have been much worse. It’s the feeling prevailing in the Brazilian government after US President Donald Trump last Thursday confirmed for the products of the South American country a 50% tariff, the highest of his trade war. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s negotiating team spent weeks blindly in the face of Washington’s lack of interest in the dialogue, but the final result was not the catastrophe expected. The tariff, which adds 40% tariff…
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