Trump Threatens 50% Tariff on Brazil
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Both Trump and Bolsonaro are right-wing populists who lost re-election bids and faced criminal charges after leaving office. Both presidents experienced similar post-election unrest with supporters attacking government buildings.
The pairing of right-wing brawn and dominion theology have proved potent in Brazil, with results that might look familiar to Americans.
Brazil’s foreign ministry has asked the highest representative of the US government in Brasilia to explain an embassy statement echoing President Donald Trump’s claims that former leader Jair Bolsonaro is facing political persecution,
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By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -Tensions between the United States and Brazil intensified on Wednesday after Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the U.S. embassy's chargé d'affaires over a statement defending former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro,
Brazil believes it can withstand Trump’s 50 percent tariff, and aides to Lula say he is unlikely to shrink from a confrontation with the White House.