Lula, Trump hold 'positive' video call, says Brazil's Finance Minister

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and United States President Donald Trump held a "positive" videoconference callon Monday, Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said. "President Lula has already recommended the release of a statement," Haddad told reporters in Brasilia after the meeting. Last month, following a brief encounter at the UN General Assembly in New York, Trump said he planned to meet with Lula and highlighted their "excellent chemistry". A meeting between the two leaders has been closely watched by Brazilian markets after Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on several Brazilian goods in August. At the time, Trump said the tariffs were a response to what he...