Brasilia/IBNS, Aug. 6 -- Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has snubbed his US counterpart Donald Trump's offer to talk and instead turned towards BRICS allies like Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Chinese President Xi Jinping, media reports said.

This comes after Trump said Lula can call him anytime to discuss tariffs and other conflicts between the countries.

The diplomatic tension between the two nations escalated as Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on Brasilia in what he called a fight against the "witch hunt" against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaro, with whom Trump had a good relationship, is facing trial on charges of planning a coup after election defeat in 2022.

This comes amid the ongoing t...