Lula plant tree at dawn invites Trump to talk: “we don’t plant hatred”

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) said on Saturday (16) that he wants to talk personally with Donald Trump to present “Real Brazil” and invited the American leader to visit the Dawn Palace in Brasilia.

The statement was made on a video published on social networks, in which Lula appears planting a seedling of the Victory grape, a variety developed by Embrapa.

“I’m planting food, not violence or hatred. I hope that one day we can talk, President Trump, for you to learn the quality of the Brazilian people,” Lula said in the video.

The demonstration occurs days after the 50% rate of 50% tariff on the US government announced. Trump justified the measure as a response to Brazilian government actions that, according to him, harm US companies and violate principles such as freedom of expression and trade balance.

In response, Lula adopted Tom Conciliating, though critical. He said he wanted to show the US president that Brazil is made up of a people who “like samba, carnival, football, the United States, China, Russia, Uruguay and Venezuela.”

Lula reinforces invitation to Trump for COP30

In addition to the video, Lula had already sent Trump a formal invitation to participate in COP30, scheduled for November in Belém (PA). The climate summit should bring together world leaders and is seen by the Planalto as a strategic moment to strengthen the image of Brazil on the environmental agenda.

The petista also stated that he has the speech ready for the UN General Assembly on September 23 in New York, where Brazil traditionally opens pronouncements. Lula said he waited for a meeting with Trump during the event, although there is no official confirmation yet.

“I want him to know Brazil for real,” said the president by planting the seedless grapes, a symbol of national agriculture developed by Embrapa.