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

Tensions recently rise between Washington and Brasilia over new 50 percent tariffs and sanctions on a Brazilian judge.
Trump Says Brazil’s Lula Can Call Him ‘Anytime He Wants’
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Aug. 1, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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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 Friday at the White House, speaking of his Brazilian counterpart.