AQ Podcast | Trump Wades into Brazil’s Campaign (Again)
Chris Garman on the FTO designation, new tariffs, and what Washington's latest moves mean for Brazil's October election.
Nearly a year after slapping Brazil with a 50% tariff in what looked like a bid to help the Bolsonaro family, the U.S.-Brazil relationship has had several ups and downs: Trump dropped most of the tariffs and, about a month ago, he welcomed President Lula to the White House for what looked like a friendly visit. But now, it looks like ties between the hemisphere's two biggest democracies are on the rocks once again. Within days of a visit by Flávio Bolsonaro to the State Department, the Trump administration designated two Brazilian criminal organizations as foreign terrorist groups and...
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