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Trump slaps 50 percent tariff on Brazil, citing Bolsonaro prosecution
UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – Trump’s 50% tariff targets Brazil amid trade tensions and Bolsonaro’s trial, impacting $92 billion in bilateral trade and prompting Brazil to invoke economic reciprocity law, officials said.
- On August 1, 2023, U.S. President Donald Trump declared he would impose a 50% duty on Brazilian goods entering the United States, intensifying trade disputes between the two countries.
- The tariff was enacted following Trump's criticism of how Brazilian authorities are handling the legal proceedings against former President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces trial for allegedly attempting a coup to prevent Lula from assuming office in 2023.
- Brazil’s left-wing President Lula da Silva criticized the tariff as a one-sided action and pledged to retaliate according to Brazil’s policies on economic reciprocity.
- Trump justified the tariffs by accusing Brazil of undermining democratic elections and infringing on Americans' core free speech freedoms, and he cautioned that the situation could escalate if Brazil chooses to respond with retaliatory measures.
- The tariff triggered an emergency meeting in Brasilia, a fall of over 2% in Brazil's currency against the dollar, and criticism from BRICS members who oppose the U.S. measures.
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