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Donald Trump, Brazil and tariffs

Five products to be hit by Trump's incoming tariffs
The United States is set to raise tariffs on dozens of trading partners Friday if they fail to reach accords with President Donald Trump to avert the higher rates, and this risks raising prices for consumers.
Brazil coffee growers wary of incoming Trump tariffs
VASSOURAS, Brazil (Reuters) -Coffee growers in Vassouras, in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, are hoping for an eleventh-hour reprieve before the country is subject to tariffs of 50% on its exports to the United States.
Trump’s Tariffs Threaten Brazil Beef With $1 Billion Sales Loss
Brazilian beef exporters could face a $1 billion hit to sales in the second half of 2025 if US President Donald Trump moves forward Friday with a plan to impose 50% tariffs on the country’s exports, according to industry group Abiec,
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.
How might Trump's tariffs hurt Brazil?
With Donald Trump's punitive tariffs against Brazil poised to take effect within days, Latin America's largest economy is bracing for a virtual embargo on its planes, grains, and crude oil. Lula promised to apply "reciprocity" if Trump's tariff threat materializes,
Brazil braces for surplus as US hikes coffee tariffs to 50%
According to a Reuters report, Brazil’s coffee industry is bracing for significant disruption as the United States prepares to hike tariffs on Brazilian imports to 50%, effective August 1. The move, announced earlier this month by President Donald Trump,
Fears percolate through cafes over U.S. tariffs on Brazil coffee
A proposed 50% tariff on Brazilian coffee beans imported to the U.S. is worrying coffee-shop owners, who are scrambling to find another source and risk passing on costs to customers. Zachary Goelman produced this report.
China backs Brazil as looming Trump tariffs escalate trade tensions
China offered to strengthen economic ties with Brazil on Monday and defend what it called "fairness" in global trade, days ...
Trump tariffs take effect Friday: 5 key imports face steep hikes; economic fallout looms for US
President Trump's proposed tariffs on key imports like coffee, apparel, jasmine rice, cocoa, electronics, and raw materials ...
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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's tariff threat bolsters Lula in Brazil, hurts Bolsonaro
President Trump's tariff threat against Brazil to protect his ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, has sparked political ...
Trump tariffs weigh on Brazil chemical exporters, spark order cancellations
Chemical products companies in Brazil, which exported $2.4 billion to the U.S. last year, face a slew of contract ...
Brazil’s Annual Inflation Ticks Up Before Donald Trump’s 50% Tariff Deadline
Brazil’s inflation edged up in early July as US President Donald Trump threatened to slap the South American nation with ...