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Brazil believes it can withstand Trump’s 50 percent tariff, and aides to Lula say he is unlikely to shrink from a confrontation with the White House.
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Sao Paulo-traded shares of Embraer tumbled as much as 8% on the news, before paring some losses to trade down 5%. Embraer was the biggest decliner on Brazil's Bovespa benchmark stock index, which slipped 0.7%.
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The U.S. dollar stabilised on Thursday after retreating from a two-week high versus major peers, as markets took U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff salvos in their stride, except in Brazil where a threatened 50% levy sent the real sliding.
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday night that the United States will impose a 50 percent tariff on copper, effective August 1. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he came to the decision after a "robust NATIONAL SECURITY ASSESSMENT.