Brazilian President Lula da Silva vowed to trigger Brazil's reciprocity law if negotiations with the U.S. fail.

Brazil’s leftwing president is standing firm against Donald Trump’s 50 per cent tariff threat, as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seizes the confrontation with Washington to revive his re-election prospects.

The letter addressed to his Brazilian counterpart reads as a threat to end the ongoing trial of his predecessor, Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro.

A Gallup poll shows a substantial jump in the share of Americans who view immigration as positive for the U.S. since President Donald Trump took office

About 8 in 10 Americans, 79 percent, say immigration is “a good thing” for the country today, an increase from 64 percent a year ago and a high point in the nearly 25-year trend. Only about 2 in 10 US adults say immigration is a bad thing right now,