US President donald trump on wednesday (July 9, 2025) announced to impose 50 percent tariff on goods imported from Brazil. This new tax will come into effect from August 1. This decision has been taken after the verbal war between trump and Brazilian President Lula da Silva. Lula had called trump an unwanted emperor, which heated up the matter.
Trump has also written a letter to President Lula. In this, he said that he knows and respects former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Trump called the ongoing hearing against Bolsonaro a political conspiracy and said that it should not happen.
Trump wrote in his letter, "I know former President Bolsonaro, have worked with him, and respect him greatly, as do most world leaders. The way brazil has treated Bolsonaro is an international embarrassment. This should not be prosecuted. It is a 'witch hunt' that must be stopped immediately."
Trump gave a big warning
Trump said, "The attacks on America's freedom of expression and electoral processes by brazil, especially through secret and illegal censorship orders imposed by Brazil's supreme court on American social media companies, are unacceptable."
He further said, "Therefore, a 50% tariff will be imposed on any Brazilian product being sent to the US from august 1, which will be separate from other sectoral tariffs. If any country tries to bring goods from brazil to America in a roundabout way, then the same tariff will be imposed on it as well." trump explained why he took this decision
Donald trump finally said, "We have discussed our trade relationship with brazil for years and have now come to the conclusion that we must move away from the long-standing one-sided and extremely unfair trade relationship that has been created due to Brazil's tariff policies, non-tariff measures and trade barriers. Unfortunately, our relationship has not been reciprocal."
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