Brazil's Lula pledges reciprocity after Trump tariff announcement

FILE PHOTO: BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro
FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks to the media at the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo
Source: REUTERS

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday said that his nation would act with reciprocity, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump slapped Latin America's largest economy with 50% tariffs on exports to the U.S.

"Any measure to unilaterally raise tariffs will be responded to in accordance with Brazil's Economic Reciprocity Law," Lula's office said in a statement.

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