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China welcomes 183 Brazil coffee sellers in wake of US tariffs  Reuters Trump hits Brazilian products with 50% tariffs over Bolsonaro  NBC News Lula Says Open to US Trade Talks If Brazil Treated as Equal  Bloomberg.com ADDRESSING THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL  The White House (.gov) Trump Escalates Fight With Brazil, Taking Aim at Its Economy and Politics  The New …

The newly announced tariffs by the US government on Brazilian imports, as well as Washington’s move to sanction Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes “for serious human rights abuse,” has caused a strong reaction in Brazil. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has condemned American interference in the Brazilian legal system, calling it “unacceptable.” The political motivation behind these measures undermines …

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It’s Tariff Day, the day when President Donald Trump said he would impose severe tariffs on countries that failed to sign trade deals beneficial to the U.S. economy. Whatever one’s take on tariffs in general, Trump’s specific threats and …

Over the past six months, Donald Trump has been accused of rapidly dragging the largest democracy in the Americas towards authoritarianism. Now, the US president seems bent on undermining the region’s second largest democracy too. Since early July, Trump has launched an extraordinary attack on Brazil’s institutions, slapping 50% tariffs on imports from the South American country and sanctions on …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to impose his threatened 50% tariffs on Brazil, setting a legal rationale that Brazil’s policies and criminal prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro constitute an economic emergency under a 1977 law. Trump had threatened the tariffs July 9 in a letter to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. But …

Allies of Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have accused Donald Trump of launching “a direct attack on Brazilian democracy” after the US treasury slapped sanctions on Alexandre de Moraes, the supreme court judge widely credited with helping save Brazilian democracy from a 2022 rightwing coup. The highly controversial US move was announced on Wednesday by the secretary of …

Trump issues blitz of tariff announcements on copper, Brazil, South Korea, small-value imports  Reuters Trump slaps universal 50% tariff on copper imports; metal’s price plunges  CNBC ADJUSTING IMPORTS OF COPPER INTO THE UNITED STATES  The White House (.gov) Trump plans to impose 50% tariff on copper pipes and wiring  The Guardian Trump Just Crashed the Copper Market  The Wall Street Journal Source link

U.S. Hits Brazil With 50% Tariffs and Sanctions in Sharp Escalation  The New York Times Trump accused of ‘attack on Brazilian democracy’ after sanctioning Bolsonaro trial judge  The Guardian Sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes for Serious Human Rights Abuse  U.S. Department of State (.gov) U.S. stiffens sanctions against judge at center of U.S.-Brazil feud  The Washington Post U.S. sanctions Brazilian judge …

Trump hits Brazil with tariffs, sanctions but key sectors excluded  Reuters President Lula on His Feud With Trump, Brazil’s Tariff Strategy and More  The New York Times Trump order excludes aircraft, OJ, energy from Brazil tariffs  Reuters Trump puts 50% tariffs on Brazil and copper, eliminates a tax loophole and hints at new deals  CNN Heavy meddle: Trump and Brazil  The Economist Source link

Trump issues blitz of tariff announcements on copper, Brazil, small-value imports  Reuters Trump slaps universal 50% tariff on copper imports; metal’s price plunges  CNBC Trump Just Crashed the Copper Market  The Wall Street Journal Trump plans to impose 50% tariff on copper pipes and wiring  The Guardian ADJUSTING IMPORTS OF COPPER INTO THE UNITED STATES  The White House (.gov) Source link