SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday he is willing to discuss a wide range of topics with U.S. President Donald Trump if a meeting takes place, including tariffs on Brazilian exports and tensions with Venezuela.

Speaking in Jakarta before traveling to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Malaysia, Lula said the potential meeting, still unconfirmed, is highly anticipated.

Brazil’s president plans to argue that the 50% tariffs imposed by Washington on Brazilian goods were a “mistake”, citing a $410 billion U.S. trade surplus with Brazil over 15 years.

“There are no forbidden topics,” Lula told reporters. “We can talk about Gaza, Ukraine, Russia, Venezuela, critical materials, rare earths — anything.”

Trump increased tariffs on

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