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Trump's 50% Brazil tariff stretches emergency powers already facing court challenge
Critics say the tariff on Brazil could further erode the Trump administration's credibility as it pursues an aggressive trade ...
Trump’s Brazil tariff ‘sets a scary precedent’ given the U.S. has a trade surplus with the country, economists say
Economists have been expressing alarm over U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to hit Brazil with a 50% tariff on Aug. 1 — the ...
Lula Tells Trump Brazil Can Survive Without US Trade
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva insisted Brazil can survive without trade with the US and will look to other partners to ...
Targeting Brazil, Trump Tests Legal Limit of His Tariff Powers
The president signaled he would seek to use the threat of steep levies to reorient trade and protect his political allies.
Analysis as Trump threatens to boost Brazil tariffs over its ‘witch hunt’ trial of former president Bolsonaro
President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, ...
Maddow Blog | 5 major problems with Trump’s radical tariff gambit toward Brazil
Is Donald Trump willing to punish consumers because he hopes to shield Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro from legal ...
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Trump sends tariff rate letters and pushes Liberation Day deadline. What does TACO mean?
President Donald Trump has again delayed a tariff deadline. His back and forth on the policy spurred TACO accusations. What ...
Trump announces new 50% tariff on copper
He said on Wednesday that the U.S. will impose a 50 percent tariff rate on Brazilian imports. Trump cited a U.S. trade deficit as part of the reason, even though the U.S. had a $7 ...