Brazil’s former President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is pushing back against a recent decision to impose a 50% tariff on goods imported from Brazil to the United States. Lula described the tariff as ‘political’ and ‘illogical’. In response to the ruling against his predecessor, current President Bolsonaro, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took to social media, stating that the Trump administration ‘will respond accordingly’. In an op-ed published in The New York Times, Lula expressed his government’s willingness to engage in dialogue to address the tariff. He emphasized the importance of open communication and diplomacy in international trade relations.