Brazil: "I sow food, not hate": Lula calls out to Trump in a video from his garden

Brazilian President Lula addressed his American counterpart, Donald Trump , on Saturday in a video recorded in the park of his residence, where he explained that he "sows food, not violence or hatred."

In the midst of a diplomatic and trade crisis with the world's leading power, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva plants vines at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, and shared the moment in a video recorded by the First Lady, "Janja" da Silva.

"I sow food, not violence or hatred," the Brazilian president told Donald Trump in the video posted on his X account, where he is seen in Bermuda shorts, on his knees, his hands full of earth. "I hope that one day you can visit (the presidential palace) and we can talk so that you can know the real Brazil," the left-wing president added.

In early August, Donald Trump imposed tariffs of up to 50% on many Brazilian products, among the highest in the world. He justified this decision by arguing that the country's justice system is conducting a "witch hunt" against his ideological ally, the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro , who is on trial for an attempted coup against Lula in 2022.

These taxes, imposed on Brazil's second-largest market, affect key exports of Latin America's largest economy, such as coffee, fruit, and meat. In addition, the United States has sanctioned the judge in charge of Bolsonaro's trial , Alexandre de Moraes, as well as seven other Supreme Court justices.

Lula expressed his support for the Supreme Court and promised to "defend (...) the sovereignty of the Brazilian people." Jair Bolsonaro, who faces up to 40 years in prison , will receive his verdict between September 2 and 12.