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Board Economics
Re: USA announces 50% tariffs on Brazil
by
Iranus
on 25/07/2025, 09:31:12 UTC
I don't really know why this is happening but I think Donald Trump has been misusing the power the United States has to inflict other nations that don't support his political movement. This absolutely absurd and unethical for him to place high tariffs on Brazil because its one of the members of BRICS countries. Maybe he should have done the same to Russia and China so make this more ideally logical. He keeps sanctioning countries with the use of tariffs and other means possible to draw a close to deal with them. Is Brazil actually having a great business rapport with the United States? I don't really know but I think the move against this country should not be acceptable.

Trump's tariffs on Brazil are not just because they are a member of BRICS, that may be one reason but not the main reason, because he did not impose similar tariffs on the other BRICS countries.

Trump's tariffs have more to do with Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president and close Trump administration ally who is facing legal charges in Brazil.

It can be said that Trump is using taxes as a political tool to interfere in Brazil's internal politics to protect and retaliate for his close ally, nothing more. This is an unacceptable abuse of power.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-donald-trump-violent-overthrow-coup-plot/