Exclusive: 'I won't humiliate myself': Brazil's president sees no point in tariff talks with Trump

[groundloop]

Source: Reuters

As U.S. tariffs on Brazilian goods jumped to 50% on Wednesday, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told Reuters in an interview that he saw no room for direct talks now with U.S. President Donald Trump that would likely be a "humiliation."

Brazil is not about to announce reciprocal tariffs, he said. Nor will his government give up on cabinet-level talks. But Lula himself is in no rush to ring the White House.

"The day my intuition says Trump is ready to talk, I won't hesitate to call him," Lula said in an interview from his presidential residence in Brasilia. "But today my intuition says he doesn't want to talk. And I won't humiliate myself."

Despite Brazil's exports facing one of the highest tariffs imposed by Trump, the new U.S. trade barriers look unlikely to derail Latin America's largest economy, giving Lula more room to stand his ground against Trump than most Western leaders.



Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/lula-rejects-humiliation-calling-trump-over-us-brazil-tariff-2025-08-06/

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Lula also indicated that Brazil isn't about to let tRump interfere with the prosecution of former right wing President Bolsonaro.

[Walleye]

1. Trump doesn't understand, he doesn't drink coffee. This is going to piss off the population.

[Nasruddin]

11. Mine's up 20%

While it's specialty brands, something is definitely going on in the coffee world.

[BidenRocks]

12. Is Eight O'Clock a specialty?

$18 / 2 lbs (up from $10) at Walmart.

Even if your brand isn't Brazil tariffed, prices will rise on every one. Because.

Thanks chump.

[iemanja]

14. It won't matter what the brand is

Or even if it’s Brazilian coffee. Commodities are globally traded, and a price increase in a major sector of the coffee market may raise the price of coffee overall.

[Walleye]

15. Yep, all coffee is up. I've decided to describe to the large Dunkin on Amazon.

Lots of good coffee around here but $18 for 12 ounces. I don’t think so.

[mwmisses4289]

2. Good on Mr. Lula.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Someone with courage, integrity, self respect, and a moral compass.

In very short supply in the USA.

[kacekwl]

4. Attn. all other

countries do the same.

[BaronChocula]

6. A thousand times, YES

It's as if they've never heard of the maxim "power in numbers." Imagine if all the democracies stood together as a bloc in this tariff nonsense. I'm sure there are those who would tell me "it's not that easy," but the fact is politics ain't easy.

[Ray Bruns]

5. At least someone is paying attention.

[Harker]

7. Trumpsky always wants to talk.

He doesn't want to listen.

[Nigrum Cattus]

8. Smart move -

No one can trust tsf.

[orangecrush]

9. Obrigado Senor Lula

[Karasu]

10. Any world leader of higher intelligence (and that would be most of them) has no reason to try to converse with him.

Lula is someone who is well out of his league.

[mdbl]

16. My sentiments exactly

They should all tell Dump to pound salt.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. And there goes the price of coffee

Heckuva a job stable geni ass

[Paladin]

17. Good. (nt)

[thought crime]

18. Finally someone got it right.

Don't negotiate with Trump. Ever.

[republianmushroom]

19. Brazil's president a smarter man than trump.

But than again, so is my pet rock.