Two emerging-market giants hardest hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars are deepening their ties, betting a united front will help them endure the U.S. broadsides and find new markets to skirt tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/15/markets/trump-trade-lula-modi-markets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #india #brazil #narendramodi #luizinacioluladasilva #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and U.S. President Donald Trump appear to have reset relations following a months-long spat over Trump ally and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's legal troubles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/world/politics/trump-bolsonaro-lula-call/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #brazil #luizinacioluladasilva #jairbolsonaro #us #donaldtrump #southamerica
Colombia's president has used opposition to Donald Trump to burnish his image as a leftist David confronting Goliath — resulting in his U.S. visa being revoked. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/world/politics/colombia-trump-regional-rift/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #colombia #donaldtrump #southamerica #caribbean #venezuela #un #us #usmilitary #brazil #luizinacioluladasilva #latinamerica
Brazilians took to the streets of major cities on Sunday to protest legislative efforts to shield former President Jair Bolsonaro and federal lawmakers from the courts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/22/world/politics/brazil-protest-bolsonaro-courts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #brazil #jairbolsonaro #luizinacioluladasilva #amnesty
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years and three months' imprisonment after being convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/world/crime-legal/brazil-bolsonaro-guilty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #brazil #jairbolsonaro #luizinacioluladasilva #donaldtrump
Two Brazilian Supreme Court justices voted to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro of leading a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2022 election — the first votes cast in the final phase of the ex-president's trial. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/world/crime-legal/brazil-supreme-court-bolsonaro-coup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #brazil #jairbolsonaro #luizinacioluladasilva
COP30 is set to take place into the heart of Brazil's Amazon rain forest, but the event risks being defined by a looming logistical fiasco. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/world/politics/lula-cop30-amazon-logistical-mess/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #brazil #environment#cop30 #luizinacioluladasilva
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke with his Chinese counterpart following talks with the leaders of India and Russia as part of his outreach after the nation became a target of the U.S. trade war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/world/politics/lula-xi-modi-putin-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #brazil #luizinacioluladasilva #china #xijinping #india #narendramodi #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump #g20 #brics
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sees no point for direct talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on tariffs, which he said would likely be a "humiliation," even as goods from his country incur high rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/world/politics/brazil-president-tariff-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #brazil #luizinacioluladasilva #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Brazil's right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro made clear that the humiliation of court-ordered restraints would not curb his role in global politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/19/world/politics/brazil-bolsonaro-lula-china-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #brazil #jairbolsonaro #us #trade #tariffs #donaldtrump #china #luizinacioluladasilva
U.S. President Donald Trump pitched his 50% tariffs against Brazil as a way to support former President Jair Bolsonaro, but some were stunned by the move and fear it may do more harm than good. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/world/politics/trump-tariffs-bolsonaro-brazil-right/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #tariffs #brazil #jairbolsonaro #trade #luizinacioluladasilva
While U.S. tariffs would still be painful for Brazil, Latin America's largest economy is in a stronger position than many developing nations — it actually has a trade deficit with the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/11/economy/brazil-trump-tariff-less-pain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #brazil #us #trade #tariffs #donaldtrump #luizinacioluladasilva #jairbolsonaro
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva say he wants to find a diplomatic solution to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs on Brazilian exports, but vows to reciprocate if they take effect on Aug. 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/world/politics/brazil-us-tariffs-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #brazil #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #luizinacioluladasilva
With U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs upending global commerce, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is looking for ways to deepen trade ties with India. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/world/politics/brazil-lula-modi-india-trade-partner/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #brazil #luizinacioluladasilva #india #narendramodi #brics #trade