President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) sent a message to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, when asked about the new tariffs imposed by the Republican in a conversation with the press in New Delhi, India, in the early hours of this Sunday (22).
“I want to tell President Trump that we don’t want a new Cold War. We do not want to have a preference for any country, We want to have equal relations with all countries. We want to treat everyone on equal terms and also receive equal treatment from them with other countries”, he said.
Trump announced one on Friday (20) through section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 after using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). On Saturday (21), .
The president also said he was “relieved” not to have rushed into tariff negotiations with the United States given the uncertainties caused by disputes between the country’s Supreme Court and Trump.
“On taxation, we made the decision very cautiously and we made the correct decision. On some things the American government itself went back (in relation to the tariffs against Brazil) and now we have the Supreme Court’s decision. That’s why I want to talk directly with Trump about the entire relationship between Brazil and the United States,” he said.
Lula also once again criticized the use of the dollar in trade negotiations. “We don’t want the Brics currency, we want to discuss it. For Brazil to trade with India, does it need to have the dollar or can we make our own currency?”
The United States and Trump’s movements were the topic of the PT member’s conversation with the press in New Delhi. Lula is expected to meet with the President of the United States in March, according to Planalto.
Lula is on a trip to Asia and completed a schedule in India, where he closed . Now, it heads to South Korea alongside a .
