At a press conference held in Lula Da Silva, the capital Brasilia, Trump’s Brazil He evaluated his explanations that he would apply high customs duties to his products.
President Lula da Silva, “Very simple. If he puts tax on Brazilian products, Brazil will respond to the products exported from the United States.” he said.
Stating that Brazil wants bilateral relations with the United States to be based on mutual respect, Lula Da Silva expressed his intention to develop ties with the second largest trade partner in Brazil after China.
Referring to Trump’s words about Greenland and Panama Canal, Lula Da Silva emphasized that the US president should respect the sovereignty of other countries, “I want to respect the United States, Trump will respect Brazil. All that all.” He said.
Lula Da Silva, who also draws attention to global threats to democracy, said, “For me, democracy is the most important thing for humanity. Either we will either keep democracy in operation or we will have more authoritarian states than Hitler and fascism.” He said.
Trump said in a statement on January 28, “the United States will apply high tariffs,” said, among them, such as China, India and Brazil said.
Trump’s interest in Greenland and Panama Canal!
Trump, on December 23, 2024 in his sharing on his Truth Social account, reiterated Greenland’s discourse that the United States should be under the control of the United States, argued that having the island’s ownership and control was “absolute necessity”.
Trump, who has brought his interest to the island from time to time since he took office with the oath ceremony on January 20, claimed that all of the about 57 thousand citizens living in Greenland were willing to join the United States.
Trump is also running “China Panama Canal. We did not give it to China, we gave it to Panama and we take it back.” He used his statements.