Trump and Brazil's president agree to meet next week
Kyiv • UNN
US President Donald Trump has agreed to meet next week with Brazil's leader, Lula da Silva, after a brief conversation at the UN General Assembly. This agreement came despite Trump's previous imposition of an additional 40% tariffs on Brazil and da Silva's criticism of his policies.
US President Donald Trump announced an agreement to meet next week with Brazilian leader Lula da Silva. He said this during his speech at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, reports UNN.
We agreed that we need to meet in a week, because there is little time here to talk. It's very good that we have such an agreement to meet next week. He seems like a very nice person. We liked each other. I only do business with people I like. If I don't like a person, then that's it, I won't like them. We had maybe 40 seconds (with the Brazilian leader - ed.) of communication and it went well, that's a good sign.
Addition
In late July, Donald Trump signed a decree introducing additional 40% tariffs for Brazil.
Earlier, in February 2025, Lula da Silva criticized Trump for his statements about world leaders and claims of world domination. The President of Brazil called on the US to respect the sovereignty of other countries and stop protectionism.