Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that his country will respond with reciprocity to U.S. President Donald Trump 's newly announced 50% tariff rate on his country's exports, citing a recently adopted Brazilian law that authorizes the government to take proportional countermeasures.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva hit back on Monday at recent threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on countries that align themselves with BRICS.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that the 50% tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump would trigger the country's economic reciprocity law. That allows trade, investment and intellectual property agreements to be suspended for countries that harm the South American nation's competitiveness.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announces potential countermeasures to a 50% import tariff imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, emphasizing the Reciprocity Law. Lula suggests appealing to the World Trade Organization and possible international investigations as part of Brazil's response strategy.

President Donald Trump has cited what he called unfair treatment of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro as he announced the new 50% duties on import goods from the South American nation,

PM Narendra Modi holds delegation level talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at Presidential Palace in Brasilia on July 08.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US counterpart Donald Trump have clashed over Trump's support for Lula's far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial on coup charges

The UN Security Council should be expanded to include the States of Asia, Africa and Latin America as permanent members. This was stated at the BRICS summit, which opened today in Rio de Janeiro, President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.