A: Hey there, how's it going?
B: Oh, hello! I'm good, thanks for asking. What's up with you?

A: So, did you hear about the latest news with Brazil and the US?
B: Nope, what happened?

A: Well, Trump is planning to put a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports, and Lula said it's unacceptable blackmail!
B: Whoa, that sounds serious! What did Lula say he would do about it?

A: He told a crowd of students that he won't back down from Trump. He said something like "No foreigner is gonna give orders to this president of the republic."
B: That's pretty bold, huh? What about Trump's reasons for the tariffs?

A: Trump says one reason is because of the prosecution of former president Bolsonaro. Lula called that trying to interfere in Brazilian justice a serious attack on national sovereignty.
B: Wow, it sounds like there's a lot of tension between them!

A: Yeah, Trump has been pushing for the charges against Bolsonaro to be dropped, calling the trial a "witch hunt." He even wrote a letter to Bolsonaro urging authorities to change course.
B: That must have made Bolsonaro really mad! I heard he's on trial with his allies for trying to overthrow the government after the last election.

A: Exactly! The Brazilian Supreme Court believes Bolsonaro is trying to get help from the US, and they issued search warrants and restraining orders against him. They even put a curfew on him and made him wear an ankle monitor!
B: That's crazy! But I guess it shows how serious they take the charges against him.

A: Definitely. Bolsonaro denies the charges and says he's not a flight risk, but he called the court restrictions a "supreme humiliation."
B: I can understand why he would feel that way... But I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens next!
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US President Donald Trump's threat to impose a tariff of 50 percent on imports from Brazil has drawn the ire of the country's president. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called the proposal "unacceptable blackmail."



Lula told a crowd of student activists on Thursday that he will not back down from Trump. He said, "There's no way a foreigner is going to give an order to this president of the republic."



Trump said one reason for the stiff tariffs is the prosecution of former president Jair Bolsonaro. That, too, drew a rebuke from Lula, who said, "Trying to interfere in Brazilian justice is a serious attack on national sovereignty."



Trump has insisted that the charges against Bolsonaro should be dropped, calling the trial a "witch hunt." On Thursday, he posted on social media a letter addressed to Bolsonaro. He urged authorities to change course and said he will be watching the situation "closely".



Bolsonaro and his allies are on trial for their actions after the 2022 presidential election. They are accused of trying to overthrow the government after the results showed that Lula won the vote.



Brazil's Supreme Court believes Bolsonaro is trying to solicit interference from the US. On Friday, it issued search warrants and restraining orders against him, in addition to imposing a curfew and ordering him to wear an ankle monitor.



Bolsonaro has denied the charges and said he is not a flight risk. He criticized the court restrictions as a "supreme humiliation."