Trump Threatens Brazil With 50 Percent Tariff Citing Trial of Former President

Trump Threatens Brazil With 50 Percent Tariff Citing Trial of Former President

A ship with the logo of BYD, a Chinese company, delivers vehicles at the Port of ItajaĂ­ in Santa Catarina, Brazil, on May 28, 2025. Anderson Cohelo/Reuters

Among a batch of letters that President Donald Trump sent out to several U.S. trading partners on July 9 was one issued to Brazil threatening to impose a 50 percent tariff on its exports to the United States.

Trump posted on Truth Social on Wednesday a copy of his letter sent to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in which he accused the nation of becoming an “international disgrace” due to the ongoing trial of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.

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