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Lula and Trump Agree to Resume Trade Talks Following 80 Minute Phone Call

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8 sources across 4 countries · Brazil · Chile · United Kingdom · United States

Who reported this

  • G1 Brazil · Centre-left · Grupo Globo (Marinho family)
  • UOL Brazil · Centre-left · Grupo Folha
  • CNN Brasil Brazil · Centre · Rubens Menin (MRV)
  • Folha de S.Paulo Brazil · Centre · Grupo Folha (Frias family)
  • Gazeta do Povo Brazil · Centre-right · Grupo Paranaense de Comunicacao
  • La Tercera Chile · Centre-right · Copesa (Saieh family)
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation
  • Bloomberg United States · Centre · Bloomberg L.P. (Michael Bloomberg)

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone conversation on Friday that lasted approximately one hour and 20 minutes. According to the Brazilian government, the two leaders discussed U.S. tariffs on Brazilian products, the fight against organized crime, and global conflicts including the wars in Ukraine and Iran. The Brazilian presidency described the tone of the call as friendly and cordial. President Trump agreed on the need to preserve strong commercial ties and proposed that technical teams from both countries meet as soon as possible. Following the call, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Brazilian Minister of Development Márcio Elias Rosa scheduled a videoconference for the following week to discuss the tariffs. President Lula argued that the tariffs, which reach up to 37.5 percent in some cases, were based on unfounded allegations regarding deforestation and forced labor. During a campaign rally in Belo Horizonte, Lula stated that Trump recognized the taxation was incorrect. Lula also suggested that Trump host a meeting at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin to seek peace in international conflicts. Regarding security, Lula expressed interest in cooperating with Washington to fight organized crime, though he argued that Brazilian criminal factions should not be classified as terrorists. The Brazilian government also noted that Lula defended the reliability of the Brazilian electoral system during the call. Meanwhile, the Brazilian government has formally initiated a process under the Economic Reciprocity Law to contest the U.S. tariffs. While the government frames this as a demonstration of sovereignty, some industry and agribusiness groups have warned that retaliatory tariffs could increase production costs and harm the Brazilian economy.

How each side framed it

Centre-left
These outlets emphasized Lula's leadership in proposing global peace summits and his assertions that the U.S. tariffs were based on lies.
Centre
These outlets focused on the diplomatic details of the call and the potential for continued tension between the presidents and their respective lower level officials.
Centre-right
These outlets highlighted the economic risks to Brazil and the potential negative impact of the government's reciprocity law on the national industry.

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