Brazil, Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro
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The Brazil Tariff will result in a significant, and perhaps prohibitive, price increase in a staple American breakfast food," one U.S. small business says in a lawsuit.
A US orange juice distributor is suing over President Donald Trump’s move to impose a 50% tariff on Brazil starting next month.
By citing Brazil’s judiciary and Jair Bolsonaro as reasons for the new tariff, Trump dragged the farm lobby into the fray. The idea of invoking Brazil’s Reciprocity Law—once celebrated—has come to be seen by many in the sector as a sign of government radicalism and failure to negotiate.
Police in Brazil swooped on the home and political headquarters of Jair Bolsonaro early Friday, searching the properties and ordering the former president to wear an electronic ankle tag. The right-winger and ally of US President Donald Trump was also barred from speaking to foreign officials or approaching embassies,
Leftist leaders meeting at a pro-democracy summit in Chile Monday are treading carefully, avoiding any mention of Donald Trump or tariffs and concentrating on the threat posed by disinformation and the misuse of technology.