Brazil has condemned the US decision to impose 25% tariffs on certain Brazilian products, after the Trump administration found a range of what it deemed unfair trade practices by the South American country. “The Brazilian government repudiates the decision announced today by the United States government regarding the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on Brazilian products,” the office of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said in a statement on X, denying it had engaged in unfair trade practices. The tariffs, which were first proposed last month, will take effect on 22 July. The order exempts some goods not produced in the US or that officials worry would disrupt supply chains. They include coffee, beef, oranges and orange juice, some oil and gas energy products and aerospace parts and components. The office of the US trade representative said it concluded after a year-long investigation that Brazil had a range of unfair trade practices, including lax anti-corruption enforcement and un
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Brazil has condemned the US decision to impose 25% tariffs on certain Brazilian products, after the Trump administration found a range of what it deemed unfair trade practices by the South American country. “The Brazilian government...
The tariffs, which were first proposed last month, will take effect on 22 July. The order exempts some goods not produced in the US or that officials worry would disrupt supply chains.
- They include coffee, beef, oranges and orange juice, some oil and gas energy products and aerospace parts and components.
- The office of the US trade representative said it concluded after a year-long investigation that Brazil had a range of unfair trade practices, including lax anti-corruption enforcement and...
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