Trump Says Brazil’s Lula Can Call Him ‘Anytime He Wants’

Tensions recently rise between Washington and Brasília over new 50 percent tariffs and sanctions on a Brazilian judge.

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Aug. 1, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is welcome to call him “anytime,” as tensions rise between the two governments over new U.S. tariffs and sanctions on a Brazilian Supreme Court justice.

“He can talk to me anytime he wants,” Trump told reporters on Aug. 1 at the White House, speaking of his Brazilian counterpart.