Brazil ties based on 'equality, respect'

Brazil, a key emerging market economy, is fully aware of its own interests and does not need instructions from others, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Thursday.

Lu's comment came after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo contrasted the opportunities the United States could provide Brazil with those "from others who want to come to a country and make an investment not for commercial reasons but for political reasons".

Trump is seeking a "real opportunity, that is fair, that is reciprocal, that is conducted transparently. Not the same model that is used by some other countries in the world", Pompeo said when meeting on Wednesday with new Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo.