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US Announces New 25% Tariffs on Brazil for ‘Unfair’ Trade Practices
The U.S. said Brazil’s policies harmed American farmers, workers and exporters, and some goods including coffee, beef and aircraft parts are exempted.
- Starting July 22, the United States will impose a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil, marking the first action under the Trump administration's new tariff strategy announced on Wednesday.
- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated that negotiations over the past year failed to resolve alleged unfair practices, including illegal deforestation and Brazil's Pix instant payment system.
- Exemptions now include beef, coffee, rare earths, and pig iron, while the probe is expected to result in an additional 12.5% tariff, bringing the total burden for Brazilian products to 37.5%.
- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rejected the decision as unjustified and plans to invoke the "Reciprocity Law" within the WTO dispute settlement mechanism.
- This program stems from investigations under Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act; nearly 80 investigations have been opened by the USTR office, potentially affecting China, India, and the European Union.
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The measure affects one third of Brazilian products. Bovine meat, some fish, coffee, rare earth or works of art will be excluded from the levies.
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The United States announced on Wednesday a new 25% tariff on certain imports from Brazil, whose government repudiated the measure and announced the activation of a reciprocity law passed last year.
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