Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has urged the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump to respect other countries’ sovereignty.
On Thursday, January 20, President Lula accused Donald Trump of wanting to “become an emperor of the world”.
“Post-World War II democracy has been an example of the best governance of the last 70 years”, said Lula in an interview with a local radio station, “but the way (Trump) acts, he is trying to become an emperor of the world”.
“He is trying to chime in on all countries and in all public policies,” he added.
Lula had not spoken to Trump since his taking over in January. He reiterated that the United States was Brazil’s most important commercial partner and urged for greater displays of “friendship.”
Lula did not give specific examples, but urged Trump to “realize that the sovereignty of each country must be respected.”
“We want this protectionism to stop,” he said, referring to tariffs announced by Washington on Brazilian products such as steel.
