Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday (November 4, 2025) said he will personally call his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump if negotiations on U.S. tariffs do not make progress in the near future.
The U.S. government has increased tariffs on many Brazilian goods by more than 50%, but Mr. Lula and Mr. Trump discussed reaching a potential deal during a meeting in Malaysia in October.
“I have his number, he has mine. I have no trouble calling him,” Mr. Lula told reporters ahead of the United Nations' climate summit known as COP.
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