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Trump, Brazil and tariff

‘The president is pissed’: Trump's Brazil tariff threat is part of a bigger geopolitical dispute
The White House concluded that non-tariff methods for punishing Brazil would take too long, two people familiar with the situation said.
Brazil will respond to Trump's 50% tariff with 'reciprocity,' says da Silva
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. will slap a 50% tariff on Brazil's imports, partly in retaliation for the ongoing prosecution of the country's former president, Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazil braces for $32bn economic hit from Trump tariff threat
By bnl Sao Paulo bureau Brazil faces potential losses of up to BRL175bn ($31.7bn) over the next decade if the US follows through on plans to impose 50% import tariffs on Brazilian goods. The tariff threat has already triggered a Supreme Court investigation into suspected insider trading in foreign exchange markets,
Brazil forms trade committee in response to Trump’s tariff threat
President Lula announced a new interministerial committee to coordinate trade countermeasures after US President Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports, citing political disputes involving Bolsonaro.
Coffee prices rise again after Trump slaps Brazil with 50% tariffs
Coffee prices are on the rise after President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 50% tariff on imports from Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, sending a shock through global commodities markets and setting off fresh volatility in futures trading.
Lula says the US has ignored Brazil’s attempts to negotiate Trump's announced tariff
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that his government has not been successful in trying to negotiate the 50% tariff on Brazilian imports that U.S. President Donald Trump announced ear
Trump Tariffs Wreaking Havoc in Brazil's Citrus Belt
South American nation's citrus belt, as factories scale back production and orange farmers consider leaving fruit to rot amid a sharp drop in prices. "You are not going to spend money to harvest and not have anyone to sell to,
Brazil to present Lula with credit-based response to US tariff hike, finance minister says
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Thursday a contingency plan in response to higher U.S.
Brazil Investigates Alleged Insider Trading Tied to Trump Tariff News
A Supreme Court judge ordered an investigation into potential insider trading in Brazil’s currency markets around the ...
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What spooks Trump in Brazil isn't the look into Bolsonaro's past — but his own
COMMENTARY The real reason President Trump is threatening tariffs in order to quash ex-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's coup-plot trial? The case is too big a reminder of his own alleged sedition.
Brazil's Rogue Court Is Receiving Global Blowback
Brazil’s judiciary has started sweeping crackdowns on speech and political rivals. A U.S. tariff response signals the crisis ...
Brazil’s Court Defies Trump, Signals No Retreat on Bolsonaro
Donald Trump’s tariff threat against Brazil over a legal probe into his political ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, ...
Orange juice importer says Brazil tariffs will raise prices for American consumers
The Brazil Tariff will result in a significant, and perhaps prohibitive, price increase in a staple American breakfast food," ...
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Brazil responds with reciprocal tariffs to Trump’s tariff hike over Bolsonaro trial
The US has slapped the country with a 50% levy — more than any other nation — as the Republican president calls the former leader’s trial a ‘witch hunt’ ...
Brazil's top court threatens Bolsonaro with arrest, demands explanation for order breach
Brazil's Supreme Court threatened to order former President Jair Bolsonaro's arrest unless his lawyers explain within 24 ...