Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he has had a positive meeting with his US counterpart President Donald Trump and their respective teams will start "immediately" to discuss tariffs and other matters.

Trump and Lula spoke on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in a meeting to overcome tensions between Brazil and the US after Trump increased tariffs on imports of most Brazilian goods to 50 per cent from 10 per cent in early August.

"We agreed that our teams will meet immediately to advance the search for solutions to the tariffs and sanctions against Brazilian authorities," Lula said in a message on X following the meeting.

Trump had linked the tariff move to what he called a "witch hunt" against the South American country's former president Jair B

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