Stung by US tariffs, Lula tells Trump to visit and ‘get to know true Brazil'
In a video taken while he planted grapes, one of the tariff-hit goods, Brazil's leftist leader addressed Trump.
'I hope you can visit someday so we can talk and you can get to know the true Brazil, the Brazil of people who love samba, carnival, soccer, the United States, China, Russia, Uruguay, and Venezuela. We love everyone,' Lula said.
The tariffs imposed on Brazil are among the steepest to hit a US trading partner.
And unlike with other countries, the measures against Brazil have been framed in openly political terms, with the Republican president justifying the move by alleging Brasilia is conducting a 'witch hunt' against his ally, former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro is being tried for an alleged coup attempt against Lula in 2022, and the US recently sanctioned the judge in the case, along with seven other Supreme Court magistrates.
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