Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will sign on Monday a decree setting criteria for his government's response to foreign trade measures hurting the Brazilian economy, his chief of staff Rui Costa told journalists in Brasilia.

The Brazilian president prioritizes negotiations in the trade dispute, but announces that if the White House carries out the threat, he will respond with reciprocal levies

Brazil’s President forcefully rebuked Trump after the U.S. leader called the prosecution of Lula’s predecessor, Bolsonaro, a “witch hunt” and hiked tariffs on the Latin American nation.