US EditionTrump slaps 50 percent tariff on Brazil, citing Bolsonaro prosecution
UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – The 50% tariff targets Brazil amid accusations of political interference and unfair trade, with U.S. exports to Brazil totaling $49 billion last year, officials said.
- Trump announced a 50 percent tariff on Brazilian imports starting August 1, stating it was due to 'Brazil's insidious attacks on Free Elections.'
- Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vowed retaliation, stating that Brazil is a 'sovereign nation' with independent institutions and will not accept any form of tutelage.
- Lula warned that if Trump charges Brazil a 50 percent tariff, 'we're going to charge him 50.'
- Lula called a meeting with ministers to discuss the tariff situation after Trump's announcement.
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Trump should stop interfering in the affairs of other nations.
Washington, Jul 15 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated this Tuesday his support for former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who he described as “good man,” and stressed that the trial he is subject to in his country is a “witch hunt” with which “nobody is happy.” “Bolsonaro is a good man. I have met many prime ministers, presidents, kings and queens, and I know I am quite good at this. Bolsonaro is not a dishonest man. He loves the…
Trump Is Trying to Build a Far-Right International
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In the spirit of BRICS, criminal defendant Jair Bolsonaro should be immediately transferred to China - teleSUR English
A modest proposal Related: BRICS’ Global Call to Conscience: Stop the Genocide in Gaza! In one of the most bizarre episodes in the history of international trade, President Donald Trump this week announced that 50% tariffs would be imposed on Brazil,a country that has a trade surplus with the United States and is one of its most important importers of coffee, orange juice, and petroleum,solely on the condition that it drop charges against crimin…
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