US EditionTrump says BRICS-aligned countries to face additional 10% tariffs
- On Sunday, July 6, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that any country aligning with BRICS' anti-American policies will face a 10% additional tariff with no exceptions.
- The announcement came after the BRICS leaders' meeting in Brazil, during which the group condemned unilateral U.S. tariffs as harmful and incompatible with international trade regulations.
- Trump announced that tariff notification letters would begin to be sent out at noon Eastern Time on Monday, July 7, and cautioned that countries failing to conclude agreements by August 1 would see tariffs revert to the levels imposed on April 2.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that the upcoming 72 hours will be hectic with numerous deals expected, but declined to disclose specific plans in advance.
- The new tariffs and trade deal deadlines increased pressure on global partners as BRICS, representing half the world’s population and 40% of global output, called for openness and cooperation.
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Rio de Janeiro. Although they had opted for caution, the Brics meeting in Rio de Janeiro did not avoid new tariff threats from Donald Trump, who said he would impose an additional 10% on the countries aligned with this “anti-American” group.In the last few hours, and in full expectation of the next imposition of US tariffs on several countries, the tension between the world’s first power and this bloc formed by 11 emerging economies such as Braz…
Who are the BRICS nations? Trump threatens extra 10% tariffs on countries sharing ‘anti-American’ policies
President Donald Trump is threatening to add an additional 10% tariff on countries that align with the so-called “anti-American policies of BRICS,” after the group, which is currently meeting in Rio de Janeiro, issued a joint statement on Sunday criticizing Trump’s massive tariffs as “unjustified unilateral protectionist measures, including the indiscriminate increase of reciprocal tariffs.” The statement calls the tariffs “inconsistent with [Wo…
Donald Trump threatens further tariffs on countries that ally themselves with 'anti-American' BRICS
Donald Trump has threatened an additional 10 per cent tariff on countries that align themselves with the Bric alliance. The US President described moving towards the emerging bloc as "anti-American" and warned there would be no exception to the rule.Brics is a forum for cooperation between 10 leading emerging economies, including China, Russia and India, whom Trump has repeatedly criticised. Taking to social media, the President wrote: "Any coun…
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