Lula and Trump discuss trade, sanctions in phone call

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called U.S. 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 U.S. 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% 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.