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Brazilians Burn Trump Effigies as Tariffs Spark Anger
BRAZIL, AUG 1 – The 50 percent tariffs target Brazilian exports as punishment for the politically motivated trial of Bolsonaro, who faces up to 40 years in prison, officials said.
- Protesters in Brasilia, Sao Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro burned effigies of US President Donald Trump in response to his executive order that imposed a 50% duty on goods imported from Brazil, which was set to take effect on August 6, 2025.
- The tariffs and related sanctions are a reaction to Brazil’s politically driven legal actions against former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing charges related to an attempted coup after his unsuccessful bid for reelection in 2022.
- Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing Bolsonaro's trial, has mandated that Bolsonaro be fitted with an electronic monitoring device on his ankle and has restricted him from going out at night as part of an ongoing obstruction of justice probe.
- During a court session, Moraes affirmed that neither the judiciary, the Attorney General’s office, nor the Federal Police would be intimidated by such threats, and he committed to continuing his work despite facing U.S. sanctions, including restrictions on travel and asset freezes.
- These developments reflect worsening US-Brazil relations, as the Treasury Department sanctioned Moraes, Trump called the trial a "witch hunt," and protesters expressed broad anger at the tariffs and sanctions.
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