The President (PT) said on Wednesday (6) that the attacks of the President of the, do not affect the performance of the (Supreme Court).
“Our Supreme Court is not giving a damn about what Trump says and can not give. As the Supreme Court will not give a damn if I am criticizing them,” he said in.
The lawsuits against the former president () were cited by Trump in the letter in which he announced the 50% surcharge to Brazil’s products. According to the American, the former Brazilian president is being chased by the court, nominally citing the minister, responsible for judging the case and decreeing Bolsonaro’s house arrest.
“The Supreme Court is judging Bolsonaro based on the file and speeches of the people who worked with Bolsonaro. It is not the opposition that is accusing Bolsonaro, it is not the army of another country, it is the military who worked with him who are making the denunciation,” Lula said on the subject.
“It is important to mention that in the Bolsonaro government he had designed to kill AA me, Alckmin and the judge who is taking care of his case,” he said.
Commenting on the prospect of calling Trump to talk about the tariff, he said one president should not “humiliate himself to another.”
“One president of the Republic cannot be humiliating to another. I respect everyone, I demand respect for me. I love respecting people and I love to be respected,” he said.
The day before, Lula said in a speech that he would not call Trump because the government “does not want”. Days earlier, Trump has made the first opening gesture since he announced the measurements, saying that Lula could call him “when he wanted to.”
On the morning of Wednesday, the (World Trade Organization), in reaction to tariffs. The so -called consultation request was delivered to the US mission with the organization.
Despite the high probability of having no practical effect, as the consultation needs to be accepted by Americans and the last instance of the organization is paralyzed, the movement is seen in the Planalto Palace as an important symbolic gesture to mark Brazil’s position in defense of the multilateral commercial dispute solution system.
India, Brazil’s partner in BRICS, also received a 50%surcharge. So far, the country running by Narendra Modi had a 25% rate on its products.
Lula should call the Indian Prime Minister on Thursday (7). The call that was already marked before Trump’s tariff, but the two leaders should address the topic. Modi made a state visit to Brazil in early July.
Since the announcement of surcharge to Brazilian products, the vice president and Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, has met with entrepreneurs and other representatives of industrial, technological and agricultural sectors to deal with impacts.
The commercial crisis between Brazil and the US government has lasted months, when Trump announced a first increase in surcharge for several countries, including Brazil. From then on, the Brazilian government sent letters asking for clarification to the United States – initially, without returns.
