Original archived Re: USA announces 50% tariffs on Brazil
Scraped on 12/07/2025, 06:29:48 UTC
I'm not sure if you’ve been following the news, but President Donald Trump has just announced 50% tariffs on Brazil. Some say it's politically motivated retaliation, while others believe it's a way to economically target a country that, under its current government, has been favoring dictatorships and communists, attacking freedom of expression, and going after American companies, especially those in the tech sector. So, what do you think about this?
I think the tariffs is a political move in its entirety. It is basically, if you are an ally of Trump then you get a small percentage but if Trump hates you then you get a huge amount of percentage. There will be some economic consequences but Trump thinks that USA can handle these countries pulling back.
You rightly point out that whether tariffs will increase or decrease depends on the relationship with the United States. Currently, the US President has imposed this measure against all countries included in the BRICS, Even the two reasons I know for the current tariff increase in Brazil are that, First of all, they are part of the BRICS and Bolsonaro's threat to Brazil, citing criminal charges against him, is truly stupid and despicable. But when America imposed excessive tariffs on them, the Brazilian president stated that they would not accept any kind of guardianship.