Brazilian President Lula da Silva urged BRICS nations to unite against international instability and unilateralism, advocating for a reformed multilateral system. He criticized tariff blackmail and invited BRICS to unite at the WTO Ministerial Conference.

B razilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has called on the BRICS nations to unite against the “tariff blackmail” of US President Donald Trump. Without mentioning Trump or the US by name, Lula told a virtual BRICS summit on Monday: “Our countries became victims of trade practices that are unjustified and illegal.

Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva decried the use of tariffs as a tool of “blackmail” while China’s Xi Jinping said trade wars were disrupting the global economy during a BRICS summit that took place against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s targeting of the bloc’s members.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday that more trade and financial integration among the BRICS group of developing nations would help mitigate the effects of protectionism.

Brazil has convened an emergency virtual summit of BRICS leaders to address escalating trade tensions with the United States, marking one of the most urgent gatherings in the bloc’s history. The meeting,

Brazilian President Lula da Silva has denounced U.S. tariffs as 'tariff blackmail' during a BRICS meeting, responding to a 50% import duty imposed by the U.S. He criticized the presence of U.S. forces in the Caribbean and highlighted Brazil's plan to retaliate and seek WTO intervention.