Brazil was not the only country targeted for political reasons. India faces a comparable rate for buying Russian oil. Mr Trump warned Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, that recognising a Palestinian state would make trade negotiations “very hard”.

With President Trump on their side, U.S. technology companies now have more leverage in Brazil, where they seek to influence new rules policing their platforms.

Brazil's President Lula da Silva said the move is supposed to "create new things" out of the crisis resulted by Donald Trump's tariffs. While denouncing Trump, Lula says his country is still ready to negotiate.