Overview

• Washington’s measures include 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods, visa limits and a Magnitsky designation targeting Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
• Brazil left the United States off a democracy meeting it is co-organizing with Spain, Chile, Colombia and Uruguay on Wednesday.
• Health Minister Alexandre Padilha canceled his trip after U.S. authorities restricted his movement to a limited zone in New York.
• Finance Minister Fernando Haddad remained in Brasília to steer an income‑tax exemption bill through Congress during Lula’s trip.
• Lula will promote COP30 priorities and the Tropical Forests Forever Fund, with only a brief encounter with President Trump considered possible and further U.S. sanctions signaled.