REACTION: Trump Hits Brazil with 50% Tariff
By
AQ Editors
In a letter addressed to Lula, Trump cited the treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
On July 9, President Donald Trump announced that starting August 1, the U.S. would apply a 50% tariff on all goods from Brazil for its treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial for allegedly attempting a coup after his 2022 election loss. “This Trial should not be taking place,” Trump wrote in the letter posted on his platform Truth Social. “It is a Witch Hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY!” The 50% tariff is a substantial escalation from the 10% tariff that Trump assigned to Brazil during his April 2 "Liberation Day" announcement. Responding to...
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