Trump's Brazil tariffs could boomerang on Flavio Bolsonaro
Responsible Statecraft
Late last week, the Trump administration imposed what Brazilian officials had spent weeks bracing for: a fresh 25% tariff on most Brazilian exports, set to take effect July 22. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) framed the move as the conclusion of a Section 301 investigation. This provision of the Trade Act of 1974 empowers USTR to investigate a country’s trade practices and recommend tariffs if it finds them unreasonable or discriminatory. USTR cited Brazil’s digital-payments system Pix, its ethanol tariffs, deforestation, and Brasília's refusal to bend to U.S. tech platforms on c
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