7 d. ago Brazil's former President Bolsonaro is placed under house arrest

Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest for violating pre-trial restrictions ahead of Trump's imposition of tariffs to pressure Brazil for what the U.S. president says is political persecution of his ally.

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8 d. ago Bolsonaro Placed Under House Arrest by Brazil’s Supreme Court

Former President Jair Bolsonaro, whose case has partly motivated President Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, was ordered to remain under house arrest as he awaited trial.

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1 week ago Brazil Braces for Trump's Tariffs. Brits Say Goodbye to Ozzy

The threat of 50% US tariffs on some goods have Brazilian growers and producers are on edge. Heavy metal hero Ozzy Osbourne has a hometown farewell in Birmingham, England.

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3 w. ago U.S. coffee drinkers and businesses will pay the price for Trump's Brazil tariffs

President Trump plans to levy a 50% tariff on all goods from Brazil — the source of about 30% of U.S. coffee imports. This looming tariff threat has sent shock waves through the U.S. coffee industry.

Economics

4 w. ago Brazil's Top Judge Meddles in Trump Tariff Talks, Claiming Courts Don't Censor or Persecute Conservatives

Luís Roberto Barroso — head of Brazil's top court, the Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) — issued a public letter on Sunday refuting President Donald Trump's reasons to impose a 50-percent tariff on the South American country, which will go into effect on August 1. The post Brazil’s Top Judge Meddles in Trump Tariff Talks, Claiming Courts Don’t Censor or Persecute Conservatives appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 w. ago Tracking Trump and Latin America: Trade—Trump Raises Tariffs on Brazil, Canada, and Mexico

Tracking Trump and Latin America: Trade—Trump Raises Tariffs on Brazil, Canada, and Mexico  AS/COA

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last month Trump's Brazil tariffs are 'grotesquely illegal,' says Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman believes tariffs President Trump has threatened to impose on countries, including Mexico and Brazil, are here to stay and will cost U.S. consumers.

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last month Trump's tariff threat to Brazil stands out for import tax amount and personal tone

Of the more than two dozen tariff threat letters President Trump has recently sent, the one to Brazil stood out, not only for proposing the highest import tax, but also for its personal tone.

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