Lula Says His Relationship With Donald Trump Could Attract American Investment to Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said his personal relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump could help attract American investment to Brazil, prevent more tariffs and sanctions, and secure respect for Brazilian democracy.

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In an interview with the Washington Post published on Sunday, Lula said, “Trump knows I oppose war with Iran, disagree with his intervention in Venezuela and condemn the genocide that is happening in Palestine,” while adding that political disagreements do not interfere with his relationship with Trump as head of state.

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Lula told The Washington Post, “What I want is for him to treat Brazil with respect, understanding that I am the democratically elected president here.”

The Washington Post described Lula arriving at the White House this month and being teased by Trump about stern portraits, with Lula asking, “Don’t you know how to smile?” and Trump replying that voters preferred leaders who looked serious.

The Washington Post also reported that Trump told reporters, “We had a great meeting,” and said, “We’re doing a lot of trading and we’re going to do some increased trading.”

The Washington Post framed Lula’s approach as strategic, saying he wants to work with the global right without surrendering to it, and it tied the effort to his first media interview since the May 7 meeting.

Lula told The Washington Post, “If I managed to make Trump laugh, I can achieve other things too,” and added, “You can’t just give up.”

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In the same interview, Lula described his relationship with Trump as a response to what he said was a lack of respect, after Trump imposed tariffs and sanctions and Lula accused him of violating Brazil’s sovereignty.

The Washington Post said Lula used public appearances to send a message that Brazil was willing to talk through its differences with Washington “but only if it was treated as an equal.”

The Washington Post also reported that Lula, 80, is facing what will probably be his final election in October, and it linked the diplomacy to his effort to present himself as a pragmatic statesman.

The Reuters report carried by KELO-AM said Lula’s goal with Trump is to prevent more tariffs and sanctions and secure respect for Brazilian democracy, positioning the relationship as a lever for policy outcomes.

“Le moment où Lula est revenu au pouvoir correspond à l’après-Covid — une période qui a touché particulièrement durement l’Amérique latine et le Brésil”

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The Washington Post reported that after Trump imposed tariffs and sanctions, Lula accused him of violating Brazil’s sovereignty, and it described Lula’s stance as insisting Brazil not “bow to anyone.”

Lula told The Washington Post, “Those who bow their heads may not be able to raise them again,” and added, “We do not have to bow to anyone.”

The Washington Post said Trump and Lula first met briefly at the U.N. General Assembly in September, then met twice more and spoke by phone four times, with Trump easing tariffs and lifting sanctions against Brazil.

Still, The Washington Post said Lula enters the campaign facing headwinds, including rising costs of food and fuel and a polarized electorate split nearly evenly between him and Flávio Bolsonaro.