Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked US President Donald Trump to remove the 40 percent Tariff The Brazilian government announced on Monday in Brazilian goods and the restrictive measures that the United States used against the local authorities.
The two guides used to make a 30-minute call and agreed to “soon” meet personally, according to the explanation and added that the call had a friendly tone.
Lula suggested a meeting during the Asean summit in Malaysia and, according to the explanation, expressed his willingness to travel to the United States.
Both presidents exchanged phone numbers to set up a direct communication line, added the Brazilian government.
In a social media contribution, Said Trump The call was “very good” and added that he focused on the economic and trade relationships between the two countries.
“We will have further discussions and come together in the not too distant future, both in Brazil and in the United States,” he wrote.
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The Brazilian finance minister Fernando Haddad told reporters in Brasilia after the meeting that the call was “positive” while Vice President Geraldo Alckmin Alckmin was described it As “better than expected” and said he was optimistic that the talks between the two countries will progress.
Last month Trump said after a short encounter at the UN General Assembly in New York planned to meet Lula And emphasized her “excellent chemistry”.
A meeting between the two managers was closely observed by the Brazilian markets after the country was hit with one of the highest tariff rates.
At first Brazil had at least 10 percent tariff, but Trump later increased the rate to several important exports to 40 percent 50 Pro Cent.
At that time Trump said that the tariffs were an answer to what he described as a “witch hunt” against the former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, his ally, who was later convicted 27 years in prison For the attempt to organize a coup to stay in power after he lost the 2022 elections to Lula.
The Trump administration sanctioned The Brazilian judge of the Supreme Court of Court Alexandre de Moraes, who supervised Bolsonaro’s case, according to the Magnitsky Act. It also revoked the visa of six High -ranking civil servantsIncluding Brazilian Attorney General Jorge Messiah.
Without naming Trump directly, Lula said in the last month at the UN General Assembly that there was No justification For one -sided and arbitrary measures that are approaching the Brazilian institutions and the economy.
