Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday that his administration is working to protect the country's economy, businesses, and workers in response to the recent tariffs imposed by the U.S. government. The Brazilian president also said that the Latin American country has always been open to dialogue with the United States.
Lula condemned the U.S. tariff measures as unjustified and politically motivated, calling them a violation of Brazil’s sovereignty.
The president warned that if the proposed U.S. tariffs take effect, Brazil will consider retaliatory tariffs on certain American goods.
The trade dispute between the two countries escalated after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday, imposing an additional 40 percent tariffs on Brazilian imports starting August 6. While certain products, such as Brazilian aircraft, nuts, orange juice, and some metals, were exempted, the move will raise tariffs on most Brazilian goods entering the United States to 50 percent.
Brazilian president slams U.S. Tariffs, vows to protect economy
Brazilian president slams U.S. Tariffs, vows to protect economy
More than 1,000 coal mines in China have adopted intelligent systems, as their application expands from pilot projects to large-scale deployment, the China National Coal Association said recently.
Statistics show that by the end of 2025, a total of 1,066 coal mines nationwide have introduced smart systems, with such technologies now supporting more than 65 percent of the country's coal production capacity. The number of autonomous mining trucks in operation surpassed 4,000 units, roughly doubling on an annual basis.
The rapid adoption of smart mining is driven by robust domestic capabilities in intelligent equipment and technology. In Beijing, a newly deployed underground Internet of Things (IoT) precision positioning and management system links workers, positioning cards and operating zones, while also enabling health monitoring. Its core technologies and components are fully domestically developed and have been applied in coal mines and coal preparation plants. "This underground positioning system we've developed has a positioning deviation of less than 20 centimeters when a person or device is stationary. Even when a person or device is moving at high speeds, the margin of error remains minimal. A single device can cover a radius of 800 meters," said Wu Fengdong, general manager of China Coal Beijing Coal Mining Machinery Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the state-owned China National Coal Group Corporation.
Since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–2025), cumulative investment in smart mining has exceeded 107.1 billion yuan (about 15.6 billion U.S. dollars), with intelligent technologies now widely applied, accelerating the shift from traditional mining to modern, technology-driven extraction.
Over 60 pct of China's coal production capacity uses smart technology by end of 2025
