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Trump, Brazil and tariffs

Brazil vows retaliatory tariffs against US if Trump follows through on 50% import taxes
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday that he will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump follows through on a pledge to boost import taxes
Brazil's Lula pledges retaliation to Trump tariffs but keeps diplomacy open
BRASILIA, July 10 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he wanted to find a diplomatic solution to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs on Brazilian exports, but vowed to reciprocate like-for-like if they take effect on August 1.
Opinion
Trump’s trade war hits a new low with big tariffs on Brazil
One of Trump’s latest — and most troubling — tariff targets is Brazil. Trump has announced his intention to impose 50 percent tariffs on the world’s fourth-largest democra
Lula says the US has ignored Brazil’s attempts to negotiate Trump's announced tariff
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday that his government has not been successful in trying to negotiate the 50% tariff on Brazilian imports that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose.
Brazil's Lula says Trump tariffs 'unacceptable blackmail'
Brazil's leftist leader has condemned Donald Trump over the US threat to impose tariffs on Brazilian goods. Trump says the tariffs are punishment for legal proceedings against conservative ex-President Jair Bolsonaro.
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,
Trump's 50% tariff threat sours Brazil's citrus belt
U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to impose a new 50% tariff on all Brazilian products from Aug. 1 could devastate the 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.
Trump says countries will face tariffs ranging from 15% to 50%
Earlier this month, Trump said that more than 150 countries would receive a letter including a tariff rate of “probably 10 or 15%."
Small Brazilian Coffee Producers Fear for the Future After Trump’s 50% Tariff
Brazilian coffee farmers are facing tough times after the U.S. imposed a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports earlier this month
Trump threatens to escalate trade war with new round of tariffs up to 50%
President Donald Trump said he will impose tariffs ranging from a minimum rate of 15% to a clip as high as 50% as his Aug. 1 deadline looms. “We’ll have a straight, simple tariff of anywhere between 15% and 50%,
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.
OJ maker sues Trump over Brazil tariffs saying his plan could drive up consumer costs by 25%
Johanna Foods launches lawsuit over potential $70m hit to business arising from president’s levies on exports from South ...
Trump’s tariff threat pushes Lula’s popularity and worsens legal troubles for Brazil’s ex-leader
SAO PAULO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump may have thought that pressuring Brazil with higher tariffs would help his ally, ...
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Trump’s astonishing battering of Brazil
Mr Trump and Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, are ideological foes and Mr Trump’s allies have long decried a ...
Trump signals 50% tariff on Brazil amid political tensions and trade disputes
US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that new trade duties will have a minimum rate of 15%, with the possibility of reaching 50%.
Brazil economy on track despite U.S. tariffs, but inflation risk up - Reuters poll
Brazil's economic growth will stay on track despite the imposition of U.S. tariffs, according to a Reuters poll of economists ...
Opinion
Rash: Tariffs are coming for your morning coffee
The cost of coffee has jumped to an average of $8.13 a pound, up from $6.25 a year ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Trump says U.S. has a deal with Japan to lower proposed tariffs
The agreement will impose tariffs of 15 percent on Japanese goods, down from a threatened 25 percent. Trump said Japan would ...