TOKYO — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched a defense of free trade and multilateralism in Tokyo on Thursday, while threatening to hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
“Multilateralism is significant,” Lula told reporters a day after he met Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. “The country that once advocated free trade is now advocating protectionism,” he said, referring to the U.S.
