Posted on 09/17/2025 4:23:47 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has told the BBC in an exclusive interview that he has "no relationship" with US President Donald Trump.
Lula has frequently criticised Trump, but this is the clearest signal yet that he thinks communication between him and his US counterpart is now broken.
Even though the US has a trade surplus with Brazil, Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods in July, citing the trial on coup charges of Brazil's right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro as a trigger.
Lula described the tariffs as "eminently political" and said US consumers would be facing higher prices for Brazilian goods as a result.
The tariffs imposed by Trump have hit Brazilian exports to the US, like coffee and beef, which Lula said would become more expensive: "The American people will pay for the mistakes President Trump is incurring in his relationship with Brazil."
The two leaders have never spoken directly to each other. When pushed on why he had not just tried to pick up the phone or form a relationship, President Lula said: "I never tried that call because he never wanted to have a conversation."
Trump has previously said that Lula can "call him anytime." But Lula insisted that members of the Trump Administration "do not want to talk".
He told the BBC that he had found out about the US tariffs from Brazilian newspapers.
Referring to Trump, he said that the US president "didn't communicate in a civilised manner. He just published them [the tariffs] on his portal - on social media."
When asked how he would describe his relationship with his US counterpart he simply said: "There's no relationship."
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
You could.
Stop shooting your mouth off.
Communists don’t deserve an audience!
Trump met with NK and has demonstrated that he will meet with just about anyone.
If Brazil reached out I suspect Trump would engage them at some level in his administration.
We want nothing to do with communists and election thieves such as yourself, Mr. Lula.
The bell is tolling for you Lula.
"BEIJING/SINGAPORE/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. farmers are missing out on billions of dollars of soybean sales to China halfway through their prime marketing season, as stalled trade talks halt exports and rival South American suppliers step in to fill the gap, traders and analysts said.
By this time last year, Chinese buyers had booked around 12 million to 13 million tons of U.S. soybeans for September-November shipment, said one of the traders, who is based in Singapore at an international trading company."
"US Misses Out on Billions of Dollars of China Soybean Sales Midway Through Peak Season
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOeHiM9DMcf/?igsh=MW50cTQyNTJ6Nnpkeg==
This is a link from a resident of Brazil and his views about what is going on in Brazil and the USA. His name is Dan Vasconcellos but goes by the name Dan Vasc. He also does a little bit of singing.
Must be feeling rejected.
There is some colorful language, but Dan was very upset about Charlie Kirks assassination.
thx
Welp, I can’t think of one item in my home that says “Made in Brazil” on the label. As for “coffee” and “beef,” I think we’ll manage to find about 49 billion other sources.
Crisis averted.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.