US EditionTrump slaps 50 percent tariff on Brazil, citing Bolsonaro prosecution
Tariffs target Brazilian goods over human rights concerns linked to Bolsonaro's prosecution, affecting nearly one-third of coffee imports to the US, as part of a broader global trade strategy.
- 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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