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Brazil’s Lula on Trump criticism: ‘There’s no reason to be afraid’
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said in a Tuesday interview that he’s not afraid to criticize President Trump publicly — even if that means no deal can be reached to stave off the 50-percent tariff on Brazilian imports that Trump announced earlier this month and moved to put into action on Wednesday.
No One Is Defying Trump Like Brazil’s President
Faced with threats of 50 percent tariffs and demands to end a criminal case, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he wouldn’t take orders from President Trump.
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Brazil’s President Says He Won’t Cave to Trump Like Everyone Else
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is hitting back at Donald Trump, even as the U.S. announces harsh new tariffs on the country.
Lula says the US has ignored Brazil’s attempts to negotiate Trump’s announced tariff
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that his government has not been successful in trying to negotiate the 50% tariff on Brazilian imports that U.S.
In Conversation with Brazil’s President Lula
In an interview with Jack Nicas of The New York Times, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva rejected President Trump’s demands for Brazil. Here’s how the United States and Brazil reached this point.
'Why would I let someone else take it?' - Lula on Trump's interest in Brazilian rare earths
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has issued a pointed message to U.S. President Donald Trump , urging Washington to abandon tariff threats and instead pursue respectful dialogue, while making it clear that Brazil’s natural resources are not available for foreign exploitation.
Brazilian President Lula defies Trump's 50% tariff threat over Bolsonaro trial: ‘No reason to be afraid’
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has hit back against Donald Trump’s looming 50% tariff threat, declaring Brazil will negotiate as a sovereign nation and not submit to intimidation. Lula warned against letting prosecution of Bolsonaro dictate economic decisions.
Trump signs order to justify 50% tariffs on Brazil
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to impose his threatened 50% tariffs on Brazil, ...
Trump executive order imposes new 40% tariff on Brazil, bringing total rate to 50%
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday implementing an additional 40% tariff on Brazil, bringing the ...
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Brazil to negotiate as a sovereign country, Lula tells New York Times
If [US President Trump] wants to have a political fight, then let’s treat it as a political fight. If he wants to talk about ...
Trump punishes Brazil with tariffs, sanctions over trial of ally Bolsonaro
President Donald Trump ordered massive tariffs on Brazil Wednesday and sanctions against the judge overseeing a trial of his ...
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Is Brazil’s Underdog Era Coming to an End?
President Donald Trump has announced a fifty-per-cent tariff on the country’s products, as retaliation for the prosecution of ...
Trump Orders 50% Tariffs on Brazil to Come Into Effect in 7 Days
President Donald Trump raised total tariffs on Brazilian exports to 50%, delivering on his promise to retaliate against Latin ...
U.S. Hits Brazil With Tariffs and Punishes Judge With Sanctions
Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has been in the cross-hairs of the Trump administration, will face sanctions in a ...
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US sanctions Brazil’s Supreme Court judge overseeing case against Bolsonaro
US freezes Judge Moraes’s assets, citing role in arbitrary detentions, censorship, and Bolsonaro-related prosecutions.
Analysis-Trump's Brazil trade squeeze gives tariff challengers fresh legal ammunition
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Brazil with 50% tariffs this month, venting his anger over the country's prosecution ...