Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, had just returned to his office from a meeting with Indonesia’s prime minister when the reports began blaring on TV.

Mr Trump and Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, are ideological foes and Mr Trump’s allies have long decried a probe Mr Moraes leads into online disinformation. Yet the trigger for Mr Trump’s attack appears to have been the summit of the BRICS,

OJ maker sues Trump over Brazil tariffs saying his plan could drive up consumer costs by 25% - Johanna Foods launches lawsuit over potential $70m hit to business arising from president’s levies on exp

President Trump's tariff threat against Brazil to protect his ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, has sparked political turmoil in the South American country.

Santa Claus arrived early for President Lula, and the gift was sent by Trump through this clumsy attack on Brazil’s sovereignty,” a diplomat said of threatening tariffs in support of Bolsonaro.

Chinese investments could play a crucial role in enabling Brazil to boost its industrial capacity and diversify economy.

F ormer Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a close ally of President Donald Trump in Latin America and a divisive figure across the region, is facing mounting legal troubles in his home country as Brazil's Supreme Court threatened to order his arrest over alleged violations of a court-imposed social media ban.

Brazil’s onerous taxes and political turmoil make investors wary, but an international court ruling could change their minds.