Trump hit Brazil with tariffs, calling Bolsonaro's trial unfair—Lula's allies say it's political interference.

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Trump hit Brazil with tariffs, calling Bolsonaro's trial unfair—Lula's allies say it's political interference.

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anthony · Answer 1 · 2025-07-11T15:23:27+0000

As reported by sources including NPR, the AP, and the BBC, Trump has indeed imposed 50% tariffs on Brazil, which will take effect on August 1st unless negotiations prove successful. In a letter posted on Truth Social, he cited what he called a "witch hunt" against Brazil's former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently on trial for attempting to overturn the 2022 election. The AP characterizes this as "using import taxes to interfere with another nation's domestic politics," while NPR notes that "this case is different" from Trump's other tariff threats. Georgetown trade policy professor Marc Busch told NPR that employing tariffs as political pressure over another country's internal judicial proceedings is highly provocative. Both this expert analysis and Trump's own statements indicate that his primary intention is to leverage tariffs to intervene in Brazil's domestic political affairs.

Trump hit Brazil with tariffs, calling Bolsonaro's trial unfair—Lula's allies say it's political interference.

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