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The US imposed 50% tariffs, President Lula challenges Trump: Brazil will not bow down

2025-07-30 23:04:47Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has reacted harshly to US President Donald Trump's decision to impose 50% tariffs on Brazil, stressing that he will not be intimidated and that his country will act as a sovereign state.

The tariffs are expected to take effect next week, as part of a decision signed by Trump this Wednesday. The US president has justified the measure in response to an alleged "witch hunt" against his far-right ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces serious charges of conspiracy against the state after losing the election in 2022.

In an interview with the New York Times, Lula said that the US and Brazil should not have a "loser" relationship, adding that his country will not negotiate with fear:

"There is no reason to be afraid. Brazil will not behave like a small country. We will negotiate as a sovereign nation," he said.

He said that he is open to negotiations, but that he will not accept political pressure that violates justice. Lula emphasized that Bolsonaro's case is in the hands of the judiciary and that the process against him is taking place in accordance with the constitution.

Trump's decision to include Bolsonaro's fate as part of the rationale for imposing tariffs has sparked debate in both countries. Experts believe that this stance is a reflection of Trump's personal experience with justice in the US and attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election.

However, Lula does not rule out the possibility of a withdrawal from the American side, comparing the situation to the panic of the 2000s about the millennium virus:

"Everyone expected disaster... But nothing happened," he said, while stressing that he cannot guarantee the same scenario.

The new tariffs risk deepening trade tensions between two of America's largest economies and shaking U.S.-Brazil diplomatic relations at a sensitive international moment.


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