Brazil's Lula will urge Trump to lift sanctions

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U.S. and Brazilian leaders plan to meet at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur to address strained trade ties following U.S. tariffs and sanctions on Brazil.

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00:00Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he plans to tell U.S. President Donald Trump

00:05that Washington's tariff on Brazilian goods were a mistake if they met at the ASEAN Summit in

00:11Malaysia this weekend. Speaking to reporters in Jakarta, Lula said he is ready to defend

00:16Brazil's interests and pressure Trump to reconsider the 50% tariff on Brazilian exports.

00:24Brazil and the U.S. are finalizing a meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of

00:29the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur. It would be their first formal talk since Trump returned to office.

00:35Trump earlier imposed a 50% tariff on many Brazilian products and sanctioned several officials,

00:41including a Supreme Court judge, in response to what he called a political witch hunt

00:45against former President Jair Bolsonaro, whom he counts as an ally.

00:50Lula rejected claims of unfair trade, calling Trump's reasoning untrue.

00:54After a brief meeting during the U.N. General Assembly in New York last month

00:58and a follow-up call, relations have begun to warm.

01:02Lula said he hopes the meeting in Malaysia will help rebuild trust

01:05and lead to the removal of the tariffs.

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