Trump administration proposes 25% tariffs on Brazil

The Trump administration proposed 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil, saying the country engages in trade practices that are "unreasonable" and "burden or restrict US commerce". The move followed an investigation by the office of the US trade representative that cited lax anti‑corruption enforcement and unfair Brazilian tariffs.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he received the decision "with indignation" and blamed the action on Flávio Bolsonaro’s recent Washington trip. He also named an American official as a hurdle, saying: "I spoke to President Trump for three hours, and that Marco Rubio guy, the head of the state department, he is anti‑Latin American.

He is a deadly enemy of Cuba, a deadly enemy of many Latin American countries." The United States has run a goods trade surplus with Brazil for years; US exports rose nearly 11% to $54.4bn last year while Brazilian exports to the US fell 5.7% to $39.9bn, leaving a surplus of more than $14bn.

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