He President of the United States, Donald Trumpscale A crisis with Brasil, both in the front of the relations commercial like the policies. This Wednesday the Republican has hung a social truth a Letter sent to Luis Inazio Lula da Silvin which he announces the imposition of 50% tariffs to all the Brazilian products that enter in the US.
That percentage quintuplica The Trump announced in April When he presented the tariffs he called “reciprocal”For all countries in the world, which in the case of Brazil was limited to 10% that imposed globally. And that significant increase breaks with the tonic of the other taxes that the American has announced in the last two days by letter to 20 other nations, which have remained the same or slightly above or below that percentage announced in April.
It is not the only difference with the missives to the other nations. The one directed to Brazil Trump opens it by making a Lighting defense of the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and with one Explosive criticism of the Brazilian judicial systemwhich has accused the former president for orchestrating a coup d’etat after its electoral defeat In 2022.
“This trial should not be taken. It is a witch hunt that should end immediately !! “Leave Bolsonaro alone.”
In his letter on Wednesday, Trump also justifies his tariff punishment talking about “Attacks on free elections and fundamental rights of lIbertad of expression of Americans”, A reference to a long dispute that has open for judicial actions in Brazil against X, the social network of its ally and now enemy Elon Musk.
Commercial surplus and the BRICS
Trump’s mixture of filias and personal phobias with his international policy is evident. USAaccording to the data of his US Chamber of Commerce, he had a 650 million dollars surplus with Brazil, that is told Among its 20 main commercial partners. In 2024, according to the Census Office, Brazil imported US products worth 44,000 million and exported to the US worth 42,000 million
Trump, in addition, has launched against Brazil as part of his onslaught against the BRICS, The emerging nations block of which the Latin American giant is part. Río hosted this weekend the summit of that group of which they are also part of among others China, Russia E Indiaand that in its final statement included criticism of both Washington military actions and Iran bombing and its commercial policies.
Trump threatened to impose additional 10% tariffs on them and who “align” with what he denounces as “Anti-state policies”When he presented the letter with the tariffs to South Africa on Tuesday, other members of the BRICS, however, maintained the same percentage as in April, the same as another of the nations of the block, Indonesia.
Lula He responded to Trump on Monday, both for his criticisms of the group and for his attacks and threats in social networks. “People have to learn that respect is a good thing,” the Brazilian leader told journalists, who also sent a message to Trump. “You must know that the world has changed. We don’t want an emperor. ”
Lula, also urged world leaders to find ways to reduce dependence on international trade. It is another of the scenarios that Trump responds every time with a more threatening language and the one who beat in his statements in January, when the first day in the Oval Office confused Spain with one of the members of the BRICs.
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