India, Aug. 7 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday indicated his plans to call PM Narendra Modi and other leaders of the BRICS bloc in response to the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.

US tariffs on Brazilian goods jumped to 50% on Wednesday, but Lula said his country would not announce any reciprocal measures.

Instead, the Brazilian President told Reuters in an interview that he was planning to ring PM Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of BRICS to discuss the possibility of a joint statement on Trump's tariffs.

"I'm going to try to discuss with them about how each one is doing in this situation, what the implications are for each country, so we can make a decision. It's ...