When Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and U.S. President Donald Trump finally talked over their differences Monday, the man at the center of their months-long spat didn’t even merit a mention.
A Trump social media post hailing the discussion as "very good” didn’t include the name of Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president whose trial on coup attempt charges inspired the U.S. leader to impose 50% tariffs on many Brazilian goods earlier this year.
And although Lula asked Trump to lift the trade levies and U.S. restrictions on top Brazilian officials, neither Bolsonaro nor his September conviction came up in the 30-minute phone call, according to a person present for the conversation.
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