On Wednesday, Donald Trump slapped a 50% tariff on Brazil imports, starting on 1 August, this week through the gap with Brazilian President Luiz Lula Lula da Silva, who called him an undesirable “emperor”. The US President also called a court with former President Jair Bolsonar for “witch hunt” and said that “should not take place”. In a letter written to President Lula Trump, he said he knew and worked with Bolsonar and respected him very much.
He also wrote that the US will further increase tariff rates
What did the letter say?
In a letter to President Lula Trump, he wrote: “I knew and dealt with former President Jair Bolsonar and respected him very much, like most of the countries of countries.
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“Partly due to insidious attacks in Brazil on free elections and fundamental rights to freedom of expression of Americans (as illustrated by the Brazilian Supreme Court, which issued hundreds of secret and unlawful censorship censorship orders dealing with US platforms in the American social media, we pay brilliant platforms. that we will pay, 2025, 2025, 2025, 2025, 2025, 2025, 2025, 2025, 2025, 2025, 2025 50% for all Brazilian products sent to the United States, separate from all sectoral tariffs.
Trump accused the Brazilian government of unfair business practices. He stated that tariffs deposited US on goods imported from Brazil are “much smaller than what is needed for equal conditions”.
In the letter Trump wrote: “In addition, we have had years of discussing our business relationship with Brazil and concluded that we had to give up from a long -term and very unfair business relationship that causes the Brazilian tariff and Neetarif, politics and business barriers.
“Please understand that the 50% number is much less than what is needed to have equal conditions we need to have with your country. And it is necessary to remedy for serious injustices of the current regime. In order to build or produce in all weeks, and in the fact that it is possible, we will have in accordance with in advance, and in fact that it is possible.
In the letter Trump warned that if Brazil increased tariffs to American imports, he would increase the rate of tariffs by the same margin. However, it also signaled the openness to reduce tariffs if Brazil revised its business policies. Trump ordered his administration to watch the situation carefully.
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He wrote in the letter: “Moreover, because of the continuing attacks in Brazil on the digital business activities of American companies and other unfair business practices, I will direct the United States sales representatives Jamieson Greer to immediately start the Brazil investigation.”
“If you want to open your closed trade markets to the United States and remove your tariff and non-tariff, politicians and business barriers, we may consider adjusting this letter. These tariffs can be modified, up or down, depending on our relationship with your country.
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