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Trump 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’s bitter grounds for Brazil tariffs

Trump should stop interfering in the affairs of other nations.

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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…

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NBC Miami broke the news in Miami, United States on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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