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Trump puts 50% tariffs on Brazil and copper, eliminates a tax loophole and hints at new deals

President Donald Trump signed executive actions on Wednesday imposing a 50% tariff on Brazil, a 50% tariff on certain copper ...

Trump Tariffs Spark 'Deep Concern' Among Brazil Chemical Firms

Together with the American Chemistry Council (ACC), Abiquim said it submitted a joint statement to the governments of Brazil ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court stands firm on Bolsonaro trial despite foreign pressure

Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said Friday that the country’s top court will not yield to sanctions or ...

Trump Escalates Fight With Brazil, Taking Aim at Its Economy and Politics

The White House hit Brazil on Wednesday with a 50 percent tariff and sanctions on a justice overseeing investigations into ...

Brazilian banks scramble to understand scope of US sanctions on Supreme Court justice

Brazilian banks are scrambling to assess the domestic fallout from sweeping U.S. sanctions against a Supreme Court justice ...

The Latest: Trump orders new tariffs on multiple US trade partners to take effect in 7 days

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that would have new tariffs on a wide swath of U.S. trading ...

U.S. to Hike Brazil Tariff to 50%, Says White House

President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to raise tariffs on Brazilian goods to 50%, the White House said in a statement. The tariffs will be effective in seven days, a White House ...
Opinion

Congress should set trade tariffs. Trump wants to bail out his buddy Bolsonaro. | Letters

Tariff policy is the constitutional duty of our Congress, not our president. Trump is meddling in Brazil’s internal politics through tariff policy.