Brazil’s top presidential candidates Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro clash over US tariff proposal

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, clashed over U.S. proposed 25% tariffs on Brazilian products, with both framing their responses as critical to the October presidential election. Flávio Bolsonaro argued the tariffs would strengthen Lula’s position, while Lula accused the Bolsonaro family of undermining Brazil’s sovereignty with U.S.-aligned policies.