Brazil’s President forcefully rebuked Trump after the U.S. leader called the prosecution of Lula’s predecessor, Bolsonaro, a “witch hunt” and hiked tariffs on the Latin American nation.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that the 50% tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump would trigger the country's economic reciprocity law. That allows trade, investment and intellectual property agreements to be suspended for countries that harm the South American nation's competitiveness.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his country would respond to a newly announced 50% tariff rate on its exports to the United States with reciprocity. Lula cited a recently adopted Brazilian law that authorizes his government to take proportional countermeasures in response to unilateral economic measures taken by other countries.