Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday (July 7) it was “irresponsible” for U.S. President Donald Trump to threaten countries with tariffs on social media, adding that other nations have the right to reciprocate. Answering questions from journalists after the BRICS summit of developing nations in Rio de Janeiro, Lula played down Trump’s threat on Sunday (July 6) to slap additional tariffs on the bloc over “anti-American policies.” The Brazilian president added that the BRICS group “does not want to affront anyone.”Trump said on Sunday that the United States will impose an additional 10% tariff on any countries aligning themselves with so-called “anti-American policies” of the BRICS group of developing nations, triggering sharp denials from its members that they were oriented against the United States. Trump’s announcement, made on his Truth Social media platform, came as India, Indonesia and other countries within the BRICS group were negotiating last-minute trade deals with the U.S. government ahead of a July 9 deadline when tariff rates had been scheduled to go up. The effective date for those tariffs has now been postponed until August 1.
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