Lula said he wanted to tell US President Donald Trump that Brazil wants all countries to be treated “equally.”
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Published February 22, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said before his visit to the United States that his country does not want “a new Cold War.”
“I want to tell US President Donald Trump that we do not want a new Cold War. We do not want interference in any country. We want all countries to be treated equally,” Lula told a press conference at the end of a three-day visit to India on Sunday.
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Brazil’s president declined to comment on Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling canceling many of Trump’s tariffs on imports into the United States. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling, President Trump said a 15% tax under a separate law would replace it.
Still, Lula said, “I am confident that after the dialogue, relations between Brazil and the United States will return to normal,” adding that Brazil “wants only to live in peace, create jobs, and improve.” [the] The lives of our people. ”
“The world doesn’t need more chaos. It needs peace,” he added.
Lula said he plans to meet with President Trump in the first week of March and that the topics will include trade, immigration and investment.
Although Lula has disagreed with Trump on issues such as tariffs, Israel’s war on Gaza, the US abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Trump’s Peace Commission, a group of nations assembled to plan Gaza’s future, relations between the United States and Brazil appear to be on the mend.
For example, in November, the Trump administration waived a 40% tariff on major Brazilian exports.
Brazil-India
Lula met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday after the Brazilian leader arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday to attend a summit on AI.
The two leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation on critical minerals and rare earths, with the aim of diversifying trade.
Prime Minister Lula and Prime Minister Modi agreed to a non-binding memorandum of understanding on rare earths that establishes a framework for cooperation focused on mutual investment, exploration, mining and other issues.
They also agreed on topics such as the legal framework, entrepreneurship, health, scientific research and education.
