Trump says that meeting with Lula was very good and that they talked mainly about tariffs
The American president announced that representatives of both countries plan to meet to discuss "certain key elements" in the coming months
The president of the US, Donald Trump, assured this Thursday that his meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in the White House “went very well” and that they both spoke about several issues, mainly tariffs, which Washington has been imposing on Brasilia since the Republican's return to power in 2025.
“I just concluded my meeting with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the very dynamic president of Brazil. We talked about many topics, including trade and, specifically, tariffs. The meeting went very well,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social network.
The president added that representatives of both countries are planned to meet to discuss “certain key elements” in the coming months.
Lula arrived this Thursday at the White House to meet with his American counterpart in a meeting, the first of both since October, which takes place in the midst new diplomatic tensions between both countries.
Contrary to what is usual under Trump's mandate, the two leaders did not appear together today at the White House.
According to Brazilian sources, Lula would have asked Trump that contact with journalists occur once the meeting is concluded.
Finally, the press conference did not take place, and the US presidential office decreed an informational break until 3:30 local time (19:30 GMT).
Trump's second term began with tensions with Brazil, on which imposed tariffs in retaliation for the judicial process against the former president e ultra-right Jair Bolsonaro, ally of the American president, sentenced to 27 years in prison for leading a coup against Lula.
This meeting is also marked by a strong economic component due to the investigations opened by the United States on alleged unfair trade practices by Bras il, in particular due to the use of the PIX instant payments platform, created by the Central Bank, which Washington considers detrimental to U.S. Visa and Mastercard.
It also includes cooperation against international crime, given the possibility that the United States may designate some Brazilian criminal groups as mo terrorist organizations, something that Brasilia opposes because it considers that could open the door to possible interventions in its territory. EFE