'Unacceptable Blackmail…' Brazil’s Lula Hits Back at Trump Tariff Threat

Brazilian President Lula da Silva slammed Trump’s 50% tariff threat as “unacceptable blackmail,” rejecting US pressure and vowing not to take orders from a "gringo." Lula condemned the move as a serious attack on Brazil’s sovereignty, linking it to interference in Bolsonaro’s trial and false trade claims by the US. n18oc_crux

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