President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, who is charged with trying to overturn his 2022 election loss. “This Trial should not be taking place,” Trump wrote in the letter posted on Truth Social. “It is a Witch Hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY!” Lula responded that Trump’s tariffs would trigger the country’s economic reciprocity law, which allows trade, investment and intellectual property agreements to be suspended against countries that harm Brazil’s competitiveness.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting in Malaysia on Thursday, as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine. It was their second in-person meeting….
Trump to Hit Brazil with 50% Tariff; Rubio Meets Russia’s Lavrov in Malaysia
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