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Brazilian president Luiz inacio pipes that Silva The president asked us Donald Trump To remove 40 percent tariff On Brazilian goods and restrictive measures applied by the US against local authorities, the Brazilian government said on Monday.
The two leaders held a 30-minute call earlier during the day and agreed to meet in person “soon”, the statement said, adding that the call had a friendly tone.
Lula proposed a meeting during the Asean Malaysia Summit and expressed his willingness to travel to the United States, the statement said.
Both presidents exchanged telephone numbers to establish a direct line of communication, the Brazilian government added.
In a post on social media, Trump said The call was “very good,” adding that he focused on economic and trade relations between the two countries.
“We will have further discussions and we will gather in a not -so -distant future, both in Brazil and in the United States,” he wrote.
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Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad told reporters in Brasilia after the meeting that the call was “positive”, while Vice President Geraldo Alckmin He described As “better than expected,” and said he was optimistic that the conversations between the two countries would progress.
Last month, after a short meeting at the UN General Assembly of New York, Trump Planned to meet with a pipe And pointed out their “excellent chemistry”.
Brazilian markets carefully watched the meeting between the two leaders after the country was hit by one of the highest tariffs.
Initially Brazil faced at least 10 percent of tariffs but Trump later Increased the rate to 40 percent on several key exports, bringing the total levy 50 PO cent.
At the time, Trump said that the tariffs were a response to what he described as “Witch Hunting” against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonar, his ally, who was later convicted 27 years in prison To attempt to get the holder in power after losing the election of 2022 from the pipe.
Trump administration sanctioned The Brazilian Justice of the Supreme Court Alexandre de Moraes, who oversee the case of Bolsonar, according to the Magnitan Law. He also took away visas of six senior officialsincluding Brazilian lawyer Jorge Messias.
Without the appointment of Trump directly, Lula last month at the UN General Assembly said it was No justification For one -sided and arbitrary measures that target the Brazilian institutions and economics.
