Brazil has requested consultations at the World Trade Organization over tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on the South American nation.

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva presented himself as a torchbearer for multilateralism in a fractured world in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday, revealing plans to call the leaders of India and China to discuss a joint BRICS response to tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Brazil's government has filed a request for consultations at the World Trade Organization over the tariffs imposed by the United States on goods from that country, it said in a statement on Wednesday.