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Trump’s Brazil Tariff Sparks Legal Battle Over Emergency Powers

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…

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