The Brazilian president said the region needs neither US aircraft carriers nor punitive economic measures
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil are a strategic mistake that will harm the American economy, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has written in an op-ed for the Washington Post.
Last week, the US imposed an additional 12.5% tariff on Brazilian products on top of a previous 25% surcharge, potentially raising duties on some goods to 37.5%. According to Global Trade Alert, Brazil and Türkiye are now jointly the second-most heavily tariffed countries by the US, behind China.
In an op-ed published on Sunday, Lula said he was “taken aback” by Trump’s...
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