Trump, Lula and Brazil
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Trump twinned his threat to Brazil with the promise of a 50% tariff on copper, which would strike at the economic lifeline of two more Southern neighbors, Chile and Peru. The president capped his week by setting a 30% tariff on Mexican imports as of Aug. 1.
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President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Thursday evening calling for an immediate end to what he called "unjust" political attacks against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
Donald Trump has proposed huge levies on Brazil, prompting an outspoken response from the CEO of Embraer, which builds vital regional airliners.
If implemented, the sanctions against supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes would dramatically escalate a widening feud between the United States and Brazil.
Trump threatened a 50% tariff against Brazil, one of the U.S.’s largest suppliers of green coffee beans, starting Aug. 1.
Brazil is Florida’s biggest international trading partner for buying what the Sunshine State sells, and tariffs might make orange juice prices soar.