Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro and Trump
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Brazil believes it can withstand Trump’s 50 percent tariff, and aides to Lula say he is unlikely to shrink from a confrontation with the White House.
By Luciana Magalhaes and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -When U.S. President Donald Trump linked 50% tariffs on Brazil to the trial against his ally, the country's former far-right leader, Washington left Latin America's largest economy with few options to deescalate but may have overestimated the country's vulnerability to the levies.
President Donald Trump’s plan to hit Brazil with a 50% import tax on Aug. 1 threatens to increase prices for coffee and orange juice, two of the South American country’s key products.
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Former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on trial for creating a movement to overturn election results, and President Donald Trump is speaking in his defense.Video from 2023 above: Pro-Bolsonaro supporters breach security barriers and break into Brazil's Congress,