According to Kremlin statement, Putin and Lula reaffirmed their determination to further strengthen their countries’ partnership and coordination within BRICS.

Trump has also slapped a 50 percent tariff on goods from Brazil, with lower levels for sectors such as aircraft, energy and orange juice, tying the move to what he called a "witch hunt" against former President Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing ally on trial for an alleged coup plot to overturn his 2022 election loss.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday agreed to enhance cooperation in trade, technology, energy, defence, agriculture, health and people-to-people ties,