Lula bets on Trump as Rubio feud reshapes Brazil’s election
TL;DR
Facing a fierce public spat with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Brazil’s Lula da Silva seeks an unlikely ally in Donald Trump ahead of October elections. Lula says he’ll call Trump over interference concerns and the two leaders recently spoke in a cordial, over‑hour call focused on trade and ties. Some Washington officials view Lula’s approach as a strategy to gain leverage in polls, while Brazilian diplomats warn the State Department is increasingly ideological; with Brazil’s economy diversifying away from the US, the Lula–Trump dynamic could outlast the election.
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- Lula turns to Donald Trump as unlikely ally in Brazil’s clash with Marco Rubio Financial Times
- Lula Calls Trump to Seek Renewed Talks Over US Tariffs on Brazil Bloomberg.com
- Trump told Lula that officials should meet soon to discuss tariffs, Brazil says Reuters
- Brazil’s president tells Trump that rationale for US tariffs ‘unfounded’ Anadolu Ajansı
- Brazil’s Lula seeks end to ‘baseless tariffs’ in call with Trump South China Morning Post
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