Lula: Brazil will respond to the United States based on the principle of reciprocity.

Brazilian President Lula posted on social media in response to Trump's statement: Given the public statement made by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon on social media, it is necessary to emphasize: Brazil is a sovereign country, with independent institutions, not controlled by anyone. The judicial process against coup plotters is entirely the responsibility of the Brazilian judiciary, therefore it will not suffer any interference or threats to the independence of national institutions. In Brazil, freedom of speech should not be confused with aggression or violence. All domestic and foreign companies operating in Brazil must comply with Brazilian law. The claims of a US trade deficit in relations with Brazil are incorrect. US government statistics themselves prove that over the past 15 years, the trade surplus in goods and services between the US and Brazil reached $410 billion. In this sense, any unilateral tariff increase will be responded to according to the Brazilian economic reciprocity law.