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Trump Imposes 50% Tariffs on Brazil, Sanctions Justice Alexandre de Moraes

Invoking a 1977 emergency law, the administration justified steep new duties on Brazilian imports after sanctioning Justice Alexandre de Moraes for overseeing Bolsonaro’s prosecution.

FILE - President of the Supreme Electoral Court, Minister Alexandre de Moraes arrives to preside over the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, Brazil, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Gustavo Moreno, File)
A ship and containers at the Port of Santos, in Santos, Brazil, in April.
President Donald Trump with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on March 7, 2020.

Overview

  • On July 30, President Trump signed an executive order under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to raise U.S. tariffs on all Brazilian imports from 10% to 50%, effective early August.
  • The U.S. Treasury invoked the Magnitsky Act to freeze any assets Justice Alexandre de Moraes may hold in the United States and bar Americans from transacting with him.
  • The White House cited Brazil’s trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro as a politically motivated persecution that has undermined free expression and the rule of law.
  • Brazilian President Lula called the measures unjust threats to national sovereignty and affirmed that Bolsonaro’s prosecution will proceed while exploring possible retaliatory actions.
  • The dispute has escalated diplomatic tensions between the two leading economies in the Americas, with both sides expressing readiness for negotiations on equal footing.