Brazilian President Lula calls for equal treatment from the US, seeking to mend ties and restore normalcy in bilateral relations after trade tensions

NEW DELHI: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on his US counterpart Donald Trump to treat all countries equally.

Lula made the remarks in New Delhi following a US Supreme Court ruling against Trump’s use of a 1977 law to impose sudden tariffs.

“I want to tell the US President Donald Trump that we don’t want a new Cold War,” Lula told reporters.

“We don’t want interference in any other country, we want all countries to be treated equally.”

The conservative-majority Supreme Court ruled six to three on Friday that the law “does not authorize the President to impose tariffs”.

Lula said he hoped Brazil’s relations with the United States “will go back to normalcy” soon.

The veteran leftist leader is expected to travel to Washington next month for a meeting with Trump.

“I am convinced that Brazil-US relation will go back to normalcy after our conversation,” Lula, 80, said.

He added that Brazil only wanted to “live in peace, generate jobs, and improve lives of our people”.

Ties between the two nations appear to be on the mend after months of animosity.

Trump’s administration has exempted key Brazilian exports from 40% tariffs imposed on the South American country last year.

“The world doesn’t need more turbulence, it needs peace,” said Lula.

He arrived in India to attend a summit on artificial intelligence.

On Saturday, India and Brazil agreed to boost cooperation on critical minerals and rare earths.

The two nations signed a raft of other deals after a meeting between Lula and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

 The Sun Malaysia