Brazil's leftist leader has condemned Donald Trump over the US threat to impose tariffs on Brazilian goods. Trump says the tariffs are punishment for legal proceedings against conservative ex-President Jair Bolsonaro.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reportedly said he would not take orders from a ‘gringo,’ referring to U.S. President Donald Trump, as tensions between the two leaders rise over tariffs.

Luiz inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president has hit back at US president Donald Trump's threat to impose steep tariffs on

Trump announced a sweeping 50 percent tariff on all Brazilian exports to the United States beginning Aug. 1. In a letter to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the left-wing leader who defeated Jair Bolsonaro three years ago,

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday slammed Donald Trump's threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on Latin America's largest economy as "unacceptable blackmail." In his speech, leftist leader Lula slammed Brazilian politicians who back Trump's policies as "traitors to the homeland.

Trump cast his announcement as a pressure tactic to help Bolsonaro, who is on trial for allegedly plotting a coup to overturn his loss in the 2022 presidential election.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva rejected U.S. tariffs, calling them unacceptable blackmail. He emphasised Brazil's sovereignty and criticised tech firms, asserting they spread violence and misinformation.

Donald Trump has proposed huge levies on Brazil, prompting an outspoken response from the CEO of Embraer, which builds vital regional airliners.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman believes tariffs President Trump has threatened to impose on countries, including Mexico and Brazil, are here to stay and will cost U.S. consumers.