Trump imposes 50% levy on Brazil

BRASILIA — US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration would impose a 50 percent tariff on all imports from Brazil after a spat this week with his Brazilian counterpart.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired back on Wednesday, saying new tariffs would be met with reciprocal measures.

In a letter, Trump linked the tariffs to Brazil's treatment of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial over charges of plotting a coup to stop Lula from taking office in 2023.