Lula calls Trump’s new tariff threat against Brazil “reckless”

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18– Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday called U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat against Brazil “reckless,” saying it contradicted ongoing trade talks between the two countries.

Speaking at a news conference after the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Lula said Washington’s move ran counter to negotiations already under way.