Lula, Xi Decry Tariffs and Urge BRICS Unity Amid Trump Threats
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Source: bloomberg.com | Original Published At: 2025-09-08 16:27:16 UTC
Key Points
- Lula criticized tariffs as a tool of 'blackmail'
- Xi Jinping stated trade wars disrupt the global economy
- BRICS summit occurred amid concerns over Trump's policies targeting the bloc
- Leaders avoided direct mention of Trump or the US in their remarks
Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva decried the use of tariffs as a tool of “blackmail” while China’s Xi Jinping said trade wars were disrupting the global economy during a BRICS summit that took place against the backdrop of Donald Trump ’s targeting of the bloc’s members.
Neither Lula nor Xi specifically mentioned Trump or the US during Monday remarks at a virtual gathering of BRICS countries, the group of emerging market nations formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and later South Africa that has since expanded to include other countries.