"Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked United States President Donald Trump to lift the 40 percent additional trade tariff imposed by the US government on Brazilian imports, in a phone call on Monday. The leaders spoke for 30 minutes. During the call, they exchanged phone numbers in order to maintain a direct line of contact, and President Lula reiterated his invitation for Trump to attend the upcoming climate summit in Belem, according to a statement from Lula's office."
"Trump and Lula have been at loggerheads since July, when the US leader imposed tariffs totalling 50 percent on Brazilian exports (the 40 percent tariff plus a 10 percent standard tariff imposed by the current administration in Washington on all nations). In announcing those tariffs on Brazil, Trump cited what he described as a fraudulent prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro."
"I was surprised indeed, Lula said about embracing the US president. I was going to get my papers and leave, then Trump came to my side. A very friendly face, very nice, you know? I think there was some chemistry indeed."
President Lula requested that President Trump lift a 40 percent additional US tariff on Brazilian imports during a 30-minute phone call in which the leaders exchanged numbers and discussed direct contact. Lula invited Trump to attend a climate summit in Belém. The cordial exchange followed an unscheduled, brief meeting and hug at the UN General Assembly, where both leaders noted mutual chemistry. The two have been at odds since July, when the US imposed tariffs totaling 50 percent on Brazilian exports, a move linked by Trump to his description of a fraudulent prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro.
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