Lula asks Trump to explain 25% tariffs on Brazil, speaks of a "war of truth"

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“The war I want to wage with him is a war of narrative, a war of truth.</p><p>I want to show the world who is telling the truth in this tariff war between Brazil and the United States,” Lula saidhttps://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110834/100x80/lula.jpeg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" />
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva publicly called on his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to explain the reasons behind the 25% tariffs he imposed on most Brazilian products, a measure Brasília attributes to political rather than commercial motives.

The levies, announced on July 15 by the Office of the US Trade Representative, will take effect on July 22.

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