Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday said Brazil will look for new buyers for its goods,dismissing US tariffs and thanking China for clearing Brazilian beef of foot-and-mouth disease. This came just hours after Beijing recognized Brazil's disease-free status, which Lula tied directly to countering American trade actions .
Lula declared his nation would "not be treated as an insignificant little republic" by United States. He also called an unnamed Rubio a "frustrated Latino." These remarks followed Washington's decision to slap new tariffs on Brazilian products.
“As God writes straight with crooked lines, nothing comes free for a Christian man like me. What happened to counter Trump’s measure? China accepted that Brazil is nationally free of foot-and-mouth disease,” Lula said. “I’m not going to cry [because of US’ decision]. If you do not want to buy from me, you can keep your things and I will sell to someone else,” he added,in reference to Washington.
China’s General Administration of Customs
