President Of Brazil: Draft Social Media Platform Regulation Ready To Be Sent To Congress

President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (photo: x @jonasdiandrade)

JAKARTA The Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, stated on Tuesday 12 August that a draft regulation for social media platforms in his country is ready and will soon be sent to Congress.

In an interview with news outlet BandNews, Lula said that the proposal was at her desk on Wednesday afternoon, August 13, so the government could immediately submit it to Congress.

Lula also responded to the US President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods earlier this month. Trump called this move related to the "witch hunt" against former President Jair Bolsonaro and Brazil's "unfair trade practices", particularly in digital trade of US companies.

Lula expressed her hopes of one day meeting Trump and talking casually as two heads of state.

In addition, the Brazilian president revealed that he had sent a letter to Trump, inviting him to attend the COP30 global climate summit which will be held in Brazil later this year.

Lula also plans to contact French, German and European Union leaders next week to discuss a negotiated agreement between the EU and South American bloc, Mercosur.