Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has hit back at Donald Trump’s tariff threats, saying that his American counterpart was elected as the leader of the United States and “not to be the emperor of the world.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said that he would not take orders from a "gringo," responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's letter slapping Brazil with 50% tariffs.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva urged President Trump to negotiate a trade agreement this week as the U.S. has pursued increasingly aggressive action over the criminal prosecution of

Brazil’s government is studying potential responses to further sanctions by U.S. President Donald Trump, including a limit on dividend payments by U.S. companies with operations in Brazil,

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva tells CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview it was “a surprise” to see President Donald Trump’s letter posted to Truth Social, threatening Brazil with a crippling tariff of 50% starting August 1st.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called a U.S. decision to impose visa bans on officials involved in former President Jair Bolsonaro's trial "arbitrary" and "baseless," and said foreign interference in the judiciary was "unacceptable.

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Police in Brazil swooped on the home and political headquarters of Jair Bolsonaro early Friday, searching the properties, ordering the former president to wear an electronic ankle tag, barring him from speaking to foreign officials or approaching embassies and prohibiting him from using social media.