By The Opinion
US President Donald Trump He assured this Thursday that his meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvain the White House “it went very well” and that both spoke about various issues, mainly tariffs, which Washington has been imposing on Brasilia since the Republican’s return to power in 2025.
“I have 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 also plan to meet to discuss “certain key elements” in the coming months.
Lula arrived at the White House this Thursday to meet with his American counterpart in a meetingthe first of both since October, which takes place amid new diplomatic tensions between both countries.
Contrary to what is customary under Trump, the two leaders did not appear together at the White House today.
According to Brazilian sources, Lula would have asked Trump to contact journalists once the meeting was over.
Finally, The press conference did not take place, and the US presidential office declared a briefing break until 3:30 p.m. local time (7:30 p.m. GMT)..
Trump’s second term began with tensions with Brazil, on which he imposed tariffs in retaliation for the judicial process against former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of the US president, sentenced to 27 years in prison for leading a coup d’état 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 in Brazil, in a report for the use of the PIX instant payments platform, created by the Central Bank, which Washington considers harmful to the American companies Visa and Mastercard.
Cooperation against international crime also appears, given the possibility that the United States designates some Brazilian criminal groups as terrorist organizations, something that Brasilia opposes because it considers that it could open the door to possible interventions in its territory. EFE
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