08/07/2025
Lula rebukes Trump?s tariff threats: ?The World doesn?t need an Emperor?
In a sharp rebuke of US President Donald Trump?s recent tariff threats, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has publicly denounced what he described as imperial behavior, calling for respect for national sovereignty and the multilateral world order. The comments came in response to a July 7 post on Trump?s Truth Social platform, where the US president threatened to impose an additional 10% tariff on any nation ?aligning themselves with the anti-American policies of BRICS.? The statement from Trump came just as BRICS-now a ten-member group comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates-wrapped up its annual summit in Rio de...
