Lula du Brazil slams Trump prices at the opening of the Chinese factory in Sao Paulo

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva declared his country open to foreign companies during the inauguration of the Chinese automaker GWM factory in São Paulo.

The remarks come as Brazil faces abrupt American prices, which Lula has denounced several times. By making the declaration when opening a Chinese factory, Lula reported a possible pivot further from Washington and to Beijing.

The president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva (CL) and the CEO of Great Wall Motor (GWM) of China, Mu Feng (CR), raises the hand during the inauguration of the GWM automotive factory in Iracemapolis, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 15, 2025. (Nelson Almeida / AFP via Getty Images)

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“Count on the Brazilian government. He who wants to leave, leave. The one who wants to come, we welcome you with open arms,” said Lula during the ceremony, According to Reuters. The news agency also pointed out that it had criticized President Donald Trump’s prices as “unnecessary turbulence”.

Brazil and China face prices, but at different levels. China’s pricesOnce higher than 145%, is now at 30% but could increase if Beijing and Washington fail to conclude an agreement. Brazil, meanwhile, faces a 50% rate on its goods.

Lula and Chinese President Xi Jinping, both leaders of the BRICS, spoke earlier in the week before the factory opened. The call followed Lula Comments to Reuters That he planned to raise the question of the answer to American prices with the other leaders of the BRICS.

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva after a signature ceremony and a joint press conference in the great people of the people on May 13, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Tingshu Wang – Pool / Getty Images)

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On Wednesday, the Brazilian government unveiled a assistance package for companies injured by American prices. According to ReutersThe package has focused on credit lines for exporters and government purchases of products that find it difficult to find new markets. American prices on Brazil should have an impact on coffee, beef, seafood, textiles, shoes and fruit industries, Reuters reported.

Earlier this month, Lula told Reuters that he was ready to speak to Trump but that it would not be humbled by trying to get involved while the American president “does not want to speak”. However, Trump said Lula was free to “talk to me at any time.”

The president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, and President Donald Trump quarrels on the Brazilian prices and treatment of Bolsonaro. (Adriano Machado / Evelyn Hockstein / Reuters)

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Tensions between the two leaders extend beyond the prices to politics. The Trump administration castigated Brazil’s treatment of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest.

Trump commented the situation in an executive decree in which he denounced “persecution politically motivated by Brazil, intimidation, harassment, censorship and” Bolsonaro.

Lula told Reuters that the Supreme Court of Brazil “does not care what Trump says, and he shouldn’t.” “He would also have said that Bolsonaro was a” traitor to the fatherland “which should face another trial for provoking Trump’s intervention.