United States President Donald Trump met with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and expressed optimism in making “some pretty good deals” for both countries.

“It’s a great honor to be with the President of Brazil… I think we should be able to make some pretty good deals for both countries… We always have had a good relationship — I think it will continue,” President Trump said, as quoted by the White House on X.

The meeting between the two leaders took place on October 26 and occurred amid the imposition of at atleast 50% tariffs by the United States on various goods. The Brazilian president has said that both the US and Brazilian teams agreed to ‘meet immediately’ to discuss the tariffs.

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