Overview

• President Trump’s decree raised US duties on key Brazilian exports from 10% to 50% starting August 6 as retaliation for the court’s crackdown on former President Jair Bolsonaro
• The White House ordered any US-based assets of Justice de Moraes frozen even though Brazilian court officials report he holds none
• Thousands of demonstrators in Brasília, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro burned US flags and Trump effigies to condemn what they call economic coercion and a threat to national sovereignty
• De Moraes has maintained the pace of legal proceedings against Bolsonaro, who faces up to 40 years in prison for an alleged 2022 coup plot
• Despite escalating measures, Presidents Trump and Lula da Silva have each expressed willingness to engage in diplomatic talks to resolve bilateral tensions