By ELÉONORE HUGHES and EDUARDO FRANÇOIS, Related Press
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday pushed again towards a 50% tariff on Brazilian imported items to america, arguing that it was “political” and “illogical.”
Lula mentioned in a New York Instances op-ed that his authorities is open to negotiating something that may deliver mutual advantages. “However Brazil’s democracy and sovereignty usually are not on the desk,” he mentioned.
U.S. President Donald Trump imposed the tariff on Brazil in July, citing what he known as a “witch hunt” towards former President Jair Bolsonaro, who on the time stood accused of making an attempt to illegally grasp onto energy.
The trial got here to an finish on Thursday after a panel of Supreme Courtroom justices dominated that Bolsonaro had tried a coup after his 2022 electoral defeat to Lula, sparking fears of additional U.S. measures towards Brazil.
Lula mentioned he was pleased with the Supreme Courtroom for its “historic resolution” which safeguards Brazil’s establishments, the democratic rule of legislation and isn’t a “witch hunt.”
“(The ruling) adopted months of investigations that uncovered plans to assassinate me, the vp and a Supreme Courtroom justice,” Lula mentioned.
Former President Jair Bolsonaro, quickly allowed out of home arrest for medical remedy, departs a hospital in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Sep. 14, 2025. (AP Photograph/Eraldo Peres)
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Former President Jair Bolsonaro, quickly allowed out of home arrest for medical remedy, departs a hospital in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Sep. 14, 2025. (AP Photograph/Eraldo Peres)
Lula added that the tariff enhance was “not solely misguided however illogical,” citing the excess of $410 billion in bilateral commerce in items and companies the U.S. has collected over the previous 15 years.
The op-ed is an indication that Brazil is bracing for extra attainable sanctions after the Supreme Courtroom’s resolution.
After Thursday’s ruling, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X that Trump’s authorities “will reply accordingly.”
Brazil’s International Ministry known as Rubio’s feedback an inappropriate risk that wouldn’t intimidate the federal government, saying the nation’s judiciary is unbiased and that Bolsonaro was granted due course of.
Bolsonaro on Sunday briefly left his house in Brasilia the place he’s beneath home arrest to bear a medical process at a close-by hospital, his first public look since Thursday’s ruling.
Escorted by police, Bolsonaro went to the DF Star hospital in Brazil’s capital within the morning for procedures associated to pores and skin lesions — a brief launch granted by Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Sept. 8.
He was later discharged, medical doctors from the hospital mentioned in a press release. Medical workers eliminated eight pores and skin lesions that can be despatched for evaluation to determine a definitive prognosis and assess the necessity for additional remedy.
The 70-year-old far-right politician was positioned beneath home arrest in early August, after de Moraes mentioned that Bolsonaro had violated precautionary measures imposed on him within the context of the coup trial. He had already been carrying an ankle monitor.
In late August, de Moraes elevated safety measures additional and ordered that police conduct inspections of all automobiles leaving Bolsonaro’s residence and monitor the outside of the home.
After the medical go to, Bolsonaro should file a certificates of attendance, indicating the date and instances of the appointments, to the Supreme Courtroom.
Bolsonaro’s son Carlos took to social media to complain about what he deemed to be extreme policing round his father’s journey to the hospital.
“I’m with my father and witnessing the continuation of the most important circus in Brazilian historical past,” he wrote on X. “A convoy with greater than 20 males ostensibly armed with rifles (…) simply to advertise the humiliation of an sincere man.”
Die-hard supporters of Bolsonaro awaited the ex-president when he arrived on the hospital on Sunday and greeted him with shouts of “Amnesty now!” The mantra is in reference to the push of Bolsonaro’s allies in Congress to grant the previous president some form of amnesty.
“We’re right here to supply non secular and psychological help,” mentioned Deusélis Filho, 46, the president of a bunch of Bolsonaro supporters known as Influencers of Brazil.
Thursday’s sentence doesn’t imply that Bolsonaro will instantly go to jail. The court docket panel has now as much as 60 days to publish the ruling. As soon as it does, Bolsonaro’s attorneys have 5 days to file motions for clarification.
His attorneys have mentioned that they’ll attempt to attraction each the conviction and sentence earlier than the complete Supreme Courtroom of 11 justices, though some consultants assume it’s unlikely to be accepted.
Eléonore Hughes reported from Rio de Janeiro.
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