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Published : 03 Dec 2025, 12:24 AM
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, when both leaders spoke about trade, the economy and fighting organized crime, the Brazilian Presidential Palace said.
Lula thanked Trump for his decision to remove additional tariffs on US imports of Brazilian goods including coffee and beef, and added that Brazil seeks to progress on talks about products still affected by the levies, the palace said in a statement.
Trump last month removed the 40 perccent tariffs on several Brazilian food products, which also included cocoa and fruits, that he had announced in July to punish Brazil over the prosecution of its former president, Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro.
During the 40-minute call on Tuesday, which the palace called "very productive," Lula also stressed the urgency of strengthening cooperation with the United States to fight international organised crime, according to the statement.
Brazil's finance minister said last week that the country would seek US cooperation in fighting organised crime in its fuel sector, after a police operation flagged money laundering by Delaware-based firms to help one of the worst tax dodgers in the South American country.
Lula and Trump agreed to speak again soon, according to the palace's statement.
The two leaders spoke amid recent US actions in the region, including a massive military buildup in the Caribbean and three months of US strikes on suspected drug boats off Venezuela's coast.
