Trump, Brazil and tariff
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Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50% tariff on Brazil over its domestic political affairs, the most extreme case yet of the US president weaponizing trade policy to make unrelated demands.Trump cited the treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro — a right-wing populist leader — in his letter to Brazil on Wednesday,
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Donald Trump said he plans to impose a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil. Questions about the future of FEMA loom amid the Texas floods. And "Superman" becomes a political flashpoint ahead of the new movie's release.
Trump slapped a 50% tariff on Brazil, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his country would respond.
"America will, once again, build a DOMINANT Copper Industry," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social media platform.
President Donald Trump has sent out tariff letters to seven smaller U.S. trading partners in his first batch of import tax announcements of the day.
President Donald Trump said “no extensions will be granted” to his Aug. 1 tariff deadline in a Tuesday social media post, the latest bit of uncertainty over when his tariffs will go into effect. “There has been no change to this date,
For four countries, the tariff rates announced Wednesday are below their April 2 levels, while two countries will see an increase and Algeria will not see any change.