The tariff and political clash started by Donald Trump against Brazil is seen by the British magazine The Economist As an example of how the US president is making the United States “less reliable” to his allies.
According to an article published in the column “Lexington”, Trump promotes a flexibility of discourses on sovereignty and human rights according to his interests, which generates insecurity even among nearby partners.
“In the impasse with Brazil, Trump is testing how far he can press a zealous ally of his sovereignty and to where he can expand the definition of what he considers interest to the United States,” the article says.
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The analysis cites as a turning point on June 17, a defendant for attempted coup d’état after the 2022 elections. In the message, the Republican classified the treatment given to Bolsonaro as “terrible” and accused the Brazilian government of maintaining a “ridiculous censorship regime.”
Shortly thereafter, as he preserved some items, such as orange juice, but reached strategic sectors such as meat and coffee.
A The Economist Ask if “Americans will be willing to pay more for hamburgers just to help a friend of Donald Trump avoid his trial” and points out contradictions between the US President’s speeches and actions.
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For the magazine, “Respect for Human Rights is uncomfortable for Trump in Brazil, but not in El Salvador”, just as the defense against anti -Semitism mobilizes him in Harvard, but not faced with statements by rapper Kanye West.
The article also recalls that at the UN in 2018, Trump defended each country’s right to follow his own traditions without external impositions, but that his “devotion to sovereignty” did not prevent him from showing interest in the Panama, Canada, or Greenland canal. “Trump did not withdraw the American leadership of the world; he only declared himself free to exercise it where, when and how he wants it,” concludes the The Economist.
