US EditionStung by US tariffs, Lula tells Trump to visit and ‘get to know true Brazil’
Brazil faces 50% tariffs from the US that disrupt key exports and $284 million trade surplus, with Lula inviting Trump to understand Brazil beyond political tensions.
- On Saturday, August 17, 2025, Brazil’s leader, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, expressed optimism that President Donald Trump might visit to experience the authentic Brazil amid the impact of hefty U.S. tariffs.
- Lula's invitation followed Washington imposing 50% tariffs on Brazil, which are among the steepest levies on a U.S. trading partner amid political tensions involving Bolsonaro.
- Lula conveyed on X that he aims to plant food, not violence or hate, describing Brazil as a country loving samba, carnival, soccer, and nations including the U.S. and China.
- Despite tariffs affecting key Latin American exports, Brasilia recorded a $284 million surplus last year while Lula backed the Supreme Court to defend Brazilian sovereignty.
- Lula’s government pledged to oppose the tariffs, which Trump defended by claiming that Brazil is engaging in a politically motivated investigation targeting his supporter, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.
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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addressed his American counterpart, Donald Trump, on Saturday in a video recorded in a garden where he claims to be “planting food and not planting violence or hatred.” In the midst of a diplomatic and commercial crisis with the world’s largest power, Lula planted a grape seed, one of the Brazilian products affected by Trump’s punitive tariffs, at the Alvorada Palace and shared the moment in a video r…
This is the additional 50% rate on imports of Brazilian products imposed by Donald Trump and that the Government of Lula da Silva has tried to reverse The content Lula says to prefer to plant food for hatred and violence appears first in Journal i.
Lula da Silva said he preferred to plant food for hatred and violence, a message directed to Donald Trump, who accuses himself of refusing to talk to Brazil about tariff sanctions.
Trump and Lula Escalate War of Words, Leaving Brazil–U.S. Crisis to Fester
The past week saw a sharp escalation in tensions between Washington and Brasília, fueled by mounting accusations, retaliatory measures, and strategic maneuvering on both sides. On one side is Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is rallying fellow BRICS members — China, Russia, India, and South Africa — to back him against U.S. […]
By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sent a message to US President Donald Trump in a video inviting him to visit his country, amid the trade disputes between the two countries over the tariffs Washington imposed on the South American nation. “I am planting food, not violence or hate. I hope, President Trump, that one day we can talk so you can experience the quality of the Brazilian people,” Lula said…
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