Brazilian president slams Trump for threatening 50% tariffs

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Brazilian president slams Trump for threatening 50% tariffs   Brazil's president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday night condemned US president threats to raise import taxes on Brazil, mainly because he didn’t like the way it was treating former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/07/18/brazilian-president-slams-trump-for-threatening-50-tariffs  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The tariffs are unacceptable blackmail.

00:04Brazil's President Luiz Inésio Lula da Silva sharply criticized threats from U.S. President Donald Trump

00:09to impose tariffs on Brazilian goods on Thursday.

00:14Brazil has always been open to dialogue.

00:17We held more than 10 meetings with the United States government,

00:20and on May 16th we submitted a negotiation proposal.

00:24We expected a response, but what came instead was an unacceptable blackmail,

00:28in the form of threats against Brazilian institutions

00:31and false information about trade between Brazil and the United States.

00:36Trump has warned of tariffs of at least 50% on Brazilian goods from 1st of August.

00:42The reason, the U.S. President wants Brazil to drop charges against Trump's ally

00:46and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro,

00:49who is on trial for an alleged coup attempt in 2022.

00:53The first victim in a world without rules is the truth.

00:56The allegations about Brazil's unfair trade practices are false.

01:01For over 15 years, the United States has run a substantial trade surplus

01:05of 410 billion U.S. dollars with Brazil.

01:10Earlier this week, the Brazilian government also urged the United States

01:14to respond to a trade proposal to negotiate a deal and avoid the tariffs.

01:19The proposal was submitted in May, but never answered by Washington.

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