The president (PT) said on Thursday (14) that the “will not be knee” to the and classified as a lie the statement of the president, who called the country “poor commercial partner”.
During an event in Pernambuco, Lula stressed that Brazil maintains a solid business relationship, but will not accept submission to the US government.
“It’s a lie when the US president says Brazil is a bad commercial partner. Brazil is good, just won’t be knee for the US government,” Lula said.
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Lula also said that “democracy is judging Bolsonaro” and criticized Trump, saying that if the US president had committed the invasion of the United States Congress in Brazil, he would also be tried and arrested by the Brazilian judiciary.
“He broke into the capitol, five people died. I told President Trump: If you lived in Brazil and had done what you did in the US here you would also be tried and guilty, would go to jail,” said the president.
Trump made the statements during conversation with journalists at the White House, where he also criticized the lawsuit against former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), classifying him as a “political execution.”
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“I know this man and I will tell you – I think he is an honest man. What they did is one thing … This is really a political execution they are trying to do with Bolsonaro,” said Trump.
When asked about the tariffs applied by Brazil and other Latin American countries, in addition to the approach of these countries with China, Trump said he is not concerned, but once again attacking Brazil.
“They charge huge tariffs, much larger than the ones we charge. Now they are being charged 50% of tariffs, and they are not happy, but that’s how it works,” he said.
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Data from the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) show that Brazil has maintained commercial deficit with the United States since 2009. In 2024, the deficit, considering products and services, exceeded US $ 28 billion.
