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Trump’s Brazil tariff ‘sets a scary precedent’ given the U.S. has a trade surplus with the country, economists say
Economists have been expressing alarm over U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to hit Brazil with a 50% tariff on Aug. 1 — the ...
Trump's 50% Brazil tariff stretches emergency powers already facing court challenge
President Donald Trump announced a blanket 50% tariff on imports from Brazil, citing his anger over the country's treatment ...
Targeting Brazil, Trump Tests Legal Limit of His Tariff Powers
The president signaled he would seek to use the threat of steep levies to reorient trade and protect his political allies.
Trump threatens Brazil with massive 50% tariff, citing "Witch Hunt" against ex-president Bolsonaro
One of the highest tariffs threatened by President Trump so far is against Brazil, with the president citing a criminal ...
Trump admin live updates: Trump levies 50% tariff on Brazil, top coffee producer
President Donald Trump on Wednesday levied a 50% tariff against Brazil, which produces more than a third of the world's ...
In Brazil, Trump faces a country — and a leader — ready for a fight
Brazil believes it can withstand Trump’s 50 percent tariff, and aides to Lula say he is unlikely to shrink from a ...
Lula seizes Trump tariff threat to revive re-election push
Brazil’s leftwing president is standing firm against Donald Trump’s 50 per cent tariff threat, as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ...
50% Brazilian Tariffs Could Hit Starbucks as Coffee Beans Prices Rise
The Trump administration threat of a 50% tariff on all Brazil imports will hit a variety of American companies. That includes ...