Brazil promises to match US rates after Trump threatened 50%

Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula Da Silva said that the United States is ready to match any rates imposed on Brazil.

Lula was responding to the threat by Donald Trump on Wednesday’s USA From August 1, 50% import tax was imposed on Brazil goods.

In a letter, Trump treated Brazil as a Tariff-Hike with former President Jar Bolnaro.

Bolnaro is currently prosecuting on charges of trying to revolt against Lula after his defeat in the election of 9.

Trump referred to Bolnaro as “the most respected leader around the world.” He said that “Dyn Hunt” should be ended immediately against the former Brazilian President.

Trump did not support Bolsonaro because two men have long been considered a friend.

Brazil had earlier criticized Brazil for Bolsonaro’s behavior on Monday and compared to his own legal cases in the US court on Monday.

President Lulas responded loudly and long -term risk to the risk of 50%.

In a post on X, he emphasized that Brazil was a “universal country of an independent institution and would not accept any teaching”.

The Brazilian leader also announced that “any one -sided rate increase” will be completed at mutual rates applied to American goods.

China is the second largest trade partner in the US Brazil, so raising the eye water rate from 10% to 50% – if it is implemented – the South American country will be strongly hit.

But Lula said Trump has a trade deficit with Brazil and called him “wrong”.

Lulla’s ransom is supported by American government statisticsWhich indicates that in 2024, Brazil has a surplus in the US goods trade with Brazil.

Brazil is the 15th of the United States, the largest business partner, and is mineral fuel, aircraft and machinery of the US main imports.

For its part, the United States imports gas and petroleum, iron and coffee from Brazil.

Brazil is not the only country, Trump was threatened with high rates on Wednesday.

Japan, South Korea and Sri Lanka were in 22 nations who were warned of high levy.

But the letter sent by Trump by Trump in his Brazilian region was a matter of focusing more than the alleged allegations of trade stories.

In addition to protesting the behavior of former President Bolnaro, Trump said he had “secret and illegal censorship orders on American social media platforms” he said that he had imposed Brazil.

Trump Media, which runs the US President’s Social Platform and is mostly owned, is one of the American tech companies that fight the Brazilian court’s decision on the order of suspending social media accounts.

Lula also fought again on that front, arguing that the Brazilian community rejects speeches against hateful materials, racism, child pornography, scams, fraud and human rights and democratic freedom. “

Rafael Cortez, a political scientist Rafael Cortez, a Brazilian Consulting Firm Tendankius Consultoria, told BBC News Brazil that he could benefit from Trump’s letter instead of hurting him.

“When Trump and other conservative leaders talk about issues related to their countries, Trump has to deal with it. It happened, elections in Mexico and Canada and Australia,” Mr. Cortez challenged Trump and gave prizes as a level of growing popularity.

Criticians D. Suza of the political risk consultation with Creamar Dus Susha told Mariana Mr. Mr. Shri, BBC News Mundo that if he becomes a “goal” against Trump, he would be dependent on the Lula government.