Trump’s Brazil Tariff Sparks Legal Battle Over Emergency Powers
Trump’s Brazil Tariff Sparks Legal Battle Over Emergency Powers President Donald Trump‘s recent imposition of a sweeping 50% tariff on imports from Brazil is igniting a significant legal challenge, pushing the boundaries of presidential emergency economic powers. The move, announced via a letter earlier this week, cites the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as justification, a law already under scrutiny in an ongoing federal appeals court case concerning Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs. The administration claims the tariffs are a necessary…