He said that Brazil wants to negotiate on equal terms with the United States because it has “size, posture and interests” for it. He classified as “unacceptable” the government of the US country to use political justification-the defense of former President Jair Bolsonaro-as one of the
“Brazil today is not as dependent as it was from the United States. Brazil has a very wide business relationship worldwide. We are much quieter from an economic point of view, but obviously I will not fail to understand the importance of diplomatic relationship with the United States,” Lula said during a speech at the 17th National Meeting of the Workers Party in Brasilia. “But I want to know from now on what I do. And they have to know that we have what to negotiate. We have such, we have posture, we have economic and political interests to negotiate,” he said.
He added: “The proposals are at the table. They have already been presented.”
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He said Brazil wants to negotiate “on equal terms” with the United States and that Brazil “is not a republiquette.” “Trying to put political subject to us economically is unacceptable,” Lula said, accusing US President Donald Trump of seeking the destruction of multilateralism.
“He wants the return of the country’s negotiation by country. Small country negotiating with the US is as a worker of a factory of 80,000 workers negotiating alone with the boss. The agreement is Leonino, it will not earn anything,” said Lula.
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The president refused to give up the search for the use of alternative currencies to the dollar in international trade-a political that has been criticized by Trump.
“I won’t give up thinking that we need to try to build an alternative currency so we can negotiate with other countries. I don’t need to be subordinate to the dollar. And I’m not saying it now. In 2004, we did it with Argentina,” Lula said. “I am not willing to fight with anyone. This country is peace. Anyone who wants confusion with us can know that we do not want to fight. Now, do not think we are afraid,” said the president.
