Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.

Fallout is mounting after President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday

following a weaker-than-expected jobs report.

NPR Scott Horsley says economists from across the political spectrum are criticizing the decision.

They've denounced the president's move as something out of an authoritarian playbook.

It's the kind of thing you might see in China, and it's why China's official economic data is not considered very trustworthy.

U.S. government data, on the other hand, has long been considered the gold standard.

Now, to be sure,

numbers do get revised from month to month. The latest revision showed job growth in May and June

was much weaker than initially reported. That's NPR, Scott Horsley, reporting. With just days to go

before President Trump's 50 percent tariffs on Brazilian goods take effect, both countries are dialing down the tension.

Trump says he's open to a call from Brazil's president, who in turn says he's ready to ease up on nationalist rhetoric.

NPR's Kerry Kahn reports.

Brazil's president Luis Anasio Lula de Silva says he wants dialogue with Trump who set the deadline for the tariffs this week.

Lula told party loyalists, quote, I can't say everything I think I should say.

I have to say what is possible, signaling he's ready to tone down his tough messages against what he says is Trump's meddling.

Trump says he imposed the terrorists because of what he

calls political persecution of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, charged with election

interference in plotting a coup. Bolsonaro supporters rallied over the weekend, waving American and

Brazilian flags and urged passage of an amnesty for the former leader and hundreds charged with attempts to overthrow the

2022 elections. Carrie Khan, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.

Hamas and Israel still appear to be far apart on a multi-stage ceasefire and hostage release deal.

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