WATCH: Lula Accuses Trump of Turning the US Into a Pirate State After Shocking Hormuz Blockade!

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva launched a blistering diplomatic assault against his American counterpart on Monday, accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of acting like a "pirate" following Washington's unilateral declaration of a mandatory 20 percent transit fee on commercial shipping traversing the highly volatile Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s aggressive policy shift, which re-establishes a comprehensive naval blockade on Iranian vessels, positions the United States military as the self-appointed "Guardian of the Hormuz Strait," collecting hefty cargo levies from global fleets under the guise of enforcing safe passage. Speaking at an event in São Caetano do Sul, a visibly defiant Lula fiercely rejected the legality of the U.S. maritime toll, linking the escalating Middle Eastern naval conflict directly to painful domestic consumer inflation affecting staple food prices in Brazil. The Brazilian leader explicitly compared Washington’s current geopolitical justifications regarding Iran's nuclear capabilities to the prefabricated intelligence fabricated prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, as international bodies warned that the proposed 20 percent cargo tariff lacks any foundational framework under existing maritime law.

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