MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Sunday, July 19th 2026 - 17:43 UTC
“The war I want to wage with him is a war of narrative, a war of truth. I want to show the world who is telling the truth in this tariff war between Brazil and the United States,” Lula said
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva publicly called on his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to explain the reasons behind the 25% tariffs he imposed on most Brazilian products, a measure Brasília attributes to political rather than commercial motives. The levies, announced on July 15 by the Office of the US Trade Representative, will take effect on July 22.
“The war I want to wage with him is a war of narrative, a war of truth. I want to show the world who is telling the truth in this tariff war between Brazil and the United States,” Lula said on Friday during a visit in Rio de Janeiro. The president, who is seeking reelection in the October 4 vote, said his country was “a peaceful people” and that Washington would not manage to deceive Brazilian society.
