Trump Unleashes Dual Tariff Threats: 50% on Brazil Over Bolsonaro Trial, Copper Imports Targeted
Trump Unleashes Dual Tariff Threats: 50% on Brazil Over Bolsonaro Trial, Copper Imports Targeted US President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated global trade tensions, threatening Brazil with a crippling 50% tariff on its goods, effective August 1. The extraordinary demand, conveyed in a letter to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is explicitly linked to Trump’s insistence that Brazil halt what he labels a “Witch Hunt” against former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently facing trial for allegedly…