President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) said, in an interview with Washington Post, that his relationship with the president of the United States, Donald Trump, can avoid more tariffs and attract North American investments to Brazil.
Throughout the interview with the newspaper, Lula also asked Trump to , stating that the country “needs a chance”.
The Brazilian president also commented on trade relations with China. The PT member highlighted that, currently, trade with the country represents twice as much as business with the USA, but pointed out that this “is not Brazil’s preference”.
The speeches take place after , held on May 7th, in Washington. On the occasion, the leaders discussed topics such as trade tariffs and cooperation in .
Lula reported that he used good humor in the meeting with Trump and stated: .
The meeting lasted around three hours and was considered positive by members of the Brazilian government. After the meeting, Trump classified Lula as a “dynamic” president and stated that the conversation was “very productive”.
To the Washington Post, but stated that this does not compromise the relationship between the two as heads of state.
“Trump knows that I oppose the war with Iran, I disagree with his intervention in Venezuela and I condemn the genocide that is happening in Palestine. But my political differences with Trump do not interfere in my relationship with him as head of state”, declared Lula.
Tariff discussions
The discussions of the working group created between the countries for.
The idea was to start the debates immediately after the meeting between Lula and Trump, but the Republican’s visit to China left any other topic in the background.
As shown by CNN BrazilPalácio do Planalto believes that the presidential meeting gives Brazil time and eliminates the chances of the United States establishing tariffs, but does not eliminate the risk of new taxation. The assessment follows that the Republican is unpredictable.
The risk of tariffs and the termination of the trade against Brazil will only occur through trade negotiations between the countries, in the opinion of the Brazilian president’s assistants. For this reason, the main practical result of the meeting is the creation of the GT, which has a deadline of 30 days.
