CNN
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has hit back at Donald Trump’s tariff threats, saying that his American counterpart was elected as the leader of the United States and “not to be the emperor of the world.”
Last week, Trump threatened Brazil with crippling tariffs of 50% starting August 1, according to a letter posted to his social media platform, Truth Social.
In the letter, Trump linked the astronomical tariffs threat to what he described as a “witch hunt” trial against Brazil’s right-wing former president, Jair Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro, a close Trump ally, is facing trial in Brazil for allegedly attempting to…
