A day after talking to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin called his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to discuss cooperation among the BRICS countries amid US President Donald Trump slapping tariffs on both New Delhi and Brasilia.

The Brazilian president also believes Jair Bolsonaro should be tried for inciting the US to use trade as a weapon over the latter’s trial for plotting to overturn the 2022 election

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva discuss strengthening the India-Brazil Strategic Partnership, focusing on trade and collaboration.

Brazil was not the only country targeted for political reasons. India faces a comparable rate for buying Russian oil. Mr Trump warned Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, that recognising a Palestinian state would make trade negotiations “very hard”.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he would not initiate trade talks with President Trump after U.S. tariffs on Brazilian goods spiked to 50 percent on Wednesday. “The day my intuition says Trump is ready to talk,

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who had earlier turned down US President Donald Trump’s offer to discuss tariffs over a phone call, saying he would instead reach out Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

US President Donald Trump has said there will be no trade negotiations with India until a dispute over tariffs is resolved, following his administration's decision to double tariffs on Indian imports.