Lula’s attack on American tech deserves a response

Published May 11, 2026 5:00am ET | Updated May 11, 2026 7:47am ET



President Donald Trump had a good White House meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva this week. Now he should press to end Brazil’s discrimination against American tech companies.

Brazil’s Bill 4675 imposes “burdensome, size-based obligations on a narrow set of American tech companies,” Americans for Tax Reform noted. The bill’s text is to be finalized by June, and it can be brought to a vote at any time.

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