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Trump and Lula Hold Warm Call, Launch Talks on Lifting U.S. Tariffs and Sanctions

Lula used the 30-minute videoconference to press for removal of penalties tied to the Bolsonaro case, setting up follow-on negotiations led by senior envoys.

Overview

  • The leaders agreed to meet in person soon, with options including the late‑October ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur and COP30 in Belém.
  • Trump called it a "very good" conversation and said meetings will occur in both the United States and Brazil.
  • Brazil requested scrapping tariffs of up to 50% on a large share of its exports and lifting restrictions on officials such as Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes.
  • Trump tapped Secretary of State Marco Rubio to work with Brazil's vice president Geraldo Alckmin, foreign minister Mauro Vieira and finance minister Fernando Haddad on follow‑up talks.
  • No reversals were announced to U.S. measures imposed since August, though both governments reopened direct lines and cast the exchange as a diplomatic thaw.