President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he planned to hit Brazil with a 50% tariff, in part because of the treatment of its former president Jair Bolsonaro, his political ally.
On tariffs, the president slapped a 50 percent tariff on Brazil in response to the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial for allegedly inciting an insurrection after his 2022 election loss (via NBC News ):
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