By Brad Haynes and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva presented himself as a torchbearer for multilateralism in a fractured world in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday,

Eduardo Bolsonaro claimed credit for pushing the White House to announce 50% tariffs on most Brazilian goods, the highest levied on any nation, which became effective this Wednesday.

Brazil’s President Lula plans to rally BRICS leaders, including India’s Modi and China’s Xi for a joint response to Trump’s tariffs, warning that the US is dismantling multilateralism in favour of unilateral deals.