Trump is threatening Brazil with a 50 percent tariff. How will Lula respond?

On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump threatened to levy 50 percent tariffs on imports from Brazil effective August 1. So far, this is the highest tariff rate the Trump administration has threatened... Read more »

Brazil vows to match US tariffs after Trump threatens 50% levy

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said he is ready to match any tariffs imposed on Brazil by the United States. Lula was responding to Wednesday’s threat by his US... Read more »

Trump didn’t start the war on the poor – but he’s taking it to new extremes | Donald Trump

“A budget is a moral document,” as numerous human rights activists have said over the decades. If that is true, then the so‑called “One Big, Beautiful Bill” represents a grotesque example of... Read more »

Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazil, citing a ‘witch-hunt’ against Bolsonaro | Trump tariffs

Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that his administration will hit Brazil with a 50% tariff on products sent to the US, tying the move to what he called the “witch-hunt” trial against... Read more »
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BRICS Summit insists on two-state solution for Middle East crisis; Iran objects — MercoPress

BRICS Summit insists on two-state solution for Middle East crisis; Iran objects Monday, July 7th 2025 – 09:36 UTC “The fear of a nuclear catastrophe has returned to everyday life,”... Read more »

How Decades of Power-Drunk Elites Are Boomeranging on Brazil

(Op-Ed Analysis) On July 9, 2025, a thunderbolt struck Brazil’s already faltering political establishment: U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a decisive 50% tariff on all Brazilian imports. It was the strongest assertion... Read more »