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Amid Tariff War With U.S., Brazil’s Lula Phones Xi

Published: Aug. 12, 2025 4:46 p.m. GMT+8

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President Xi Jinping shakes hand with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the latter’s official residence in Nov. 20. Photo: Xinhua

(Poder360) ― Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke by phone late Monday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a call initiated by Lula to discuss the tariff war imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Also on the agenda was a request by Trump for the Chinese to quadruple their purchases of U.S.-produced soybeans. China is Brazil’s largest trading partner, and the oilseed is one of Brazil’s main exports to the Asian nation.

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Brazilian President Lula spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping about the U.S. tariff war and soybean trade; the U.S. requested China quadruple U.S. soybean purchases.
Trump announced a 90-day tariff truce extension with China, new deadline Nov. 9, and raised tariffs on Brazil and India to 50%.
Lula also spoke with BRICS leaders Modi and Putin about trade, payment systems, and the Ukraine conflict; Putin will meet Trump on Aug. 15 in Alaska.

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What Happened When

July 6-7, 2025：: BRICS summit held in Rio de Janeiro, attended by Brazilian President Lula.

July 9, 2025：: U.S. President Donald Trump announces increase in tariffs on Brazil to 50%.

August 7, 2025：: Brazilian President Lula speaks by phone with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi; they discuss increasing bilateral trade to over $20 billion by 2030.

August 9, 2025：: Brazilian President Lula speaks by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine and BRICS.

August 11, 2025：: U.S. President Donald Trump announces a 90-day extension of tariff truce with China, setting a new deadline of November 9, 2025. Same day, President Lula speaks by phone with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss the tariff war and Trump's request for China to quadruple purchases of U.S. soybeans.

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