Trump Threatens 50% Tariff On Brazil
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The U.S. will charge a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods starting Aug. 1, President Trump said late Wednesday, the highest level announced in his flurry of letters to foreign leaders this week. Trump slammed the Brazilian government for pursuing a legal case against former President Jair Bolsonaro,
Brazil’s foreign ministry has asked the highest representative of the US government in Brasilia to explain an embassy statement echoing President Donald Trump’s claims that former leader Jair Bolsonaro is facing political persecution,
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -Tensions between the United States and Brazil intensified on Wednesday after Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the U.S. embassy's chargé d'affaires over a statement defending former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro,
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