US President Donald Trump contacted Brazilian counterpart Louis Inasio Lula da Silva on Monday, demanding the removal of his country’s tariff burden and the removal of sanctions against Brazilian officials.

“The two leaders spoke in a friendly tone for 30 minutes, during which they remembered the good chemistry they had in New York during the UN General Assembly,”, He reported a press release published by the Brazilian government.

The debate focused on restoring the recent strained relations and dealing with US punitive measures against Brazil.

According to Lula’s statement on X, the Brazilian leader immediately referred to existing commercial tensions. Lula pointed out that Brazil is one of the only three G20 countries with which the US maintains a trade surplus, supporting the removal of the 40% burden on domestic products.

Lula also said that he pushed Trump to lift sanctions against Brazilian officials, including revocation of visas, including Judge of the Supreme Court Alexander de Moraes and his wife.

‘I see our direct contact as an opportunity To restore 201 years of friendly relations between the two greatest democracies of the West »Lula said characteristically, stressing the need to correct the diplomatic rift.

The two leaders, who had previously had a brief, friendly exchange of views during the UN General Assembly – a time when Trump allegedly said there was “good chemistry” – agreed to appoint high -level negotiators.

Trump appointed Foreign Minister Marko Rubio to lead the talks on the target issue, while Lula appointed Vice President Geraldo Alkmin, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and Finance Minister Fernando Handad to represent Brazil.

They also agreed to meet face -to -face shortly. Lula suggested a meeting at the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Malaysia and renewed his invitation to Trump to attend COP30 in the northern town of Belem.

According to Anadolu, Trump is expected to visit Malaysia as part of a wider Asian trip that includes stops in Japan and South Korea, although his participation in ASEAN has not yet been confirmed.