Brazil President Lula responds to Trump’s 50% tariff on Brazilian imports, asserting Brazil’s ability to survive without US trade and vowing to defend national sovereignty.

By Nandita Bose, Bernardo Caram and Gabriel AraujoWASHINGTON/BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil's government on Friday downplayed the impact of the 50% tariff U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose on imports from that country,

Brazil’s President forcefully rebuked Trump after the U.S. leader called the prosecution of Lula’s predecessor, Bolsonaro, a “witch hunt” and hiked tariffs on the Latin American nation.