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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Oct. 26, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

How a diplomatic snub evokes the complicated US‑Brazil relationship in the second Trump era

President Donald Trump’s relationship with Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is complicated by the US administration’s broader strategy in Latin America.
On the political front, the renewal of the conservative wave caused by Trump’s victory has left Bolsonaro supporters ecstatic. But the fiscal and monetary decisions that the new Republican administration will have to make could have a costly impact on the Brazilian economy. AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo

Extremism, interest rates and tariffs: the political and economic challenges the Trump administration will impose on Brazil

Protectionist policies could harm exports of Brazilian industrial products, and the alliance between the US and Argentina will jeopardise Brazil’s efforts to integrate South America

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