RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said Saturday that Brazilian exported goods to the U.S. including coffee, beef and tropical fruits would still be tariffed 40 percent, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to remove some import taxes.
In a dramatic move on Friday, Trump scrapped levies announced in April on what he called ‘Liberation Day’ in hopes of encouraging domestic production and lifting the U.S. economy. Brazil at the time was hit with a 10 percent tariff.
But in July, Trump imposed a further 40 percent tariff, citing — among other reasons — the trial of his ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, which…
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