Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariffs on steel, demands end to Bolsonaro trial
Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariffs on steel, demands end to Bolsonaro trial
US President Donald Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on a key Brazilian steel supplier on Wednesday after Trump's administration called Brazil's trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges of attempting a coup an "international disgrace," a move Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva labelled an infringement of his nation's sovereignty.
US President Donald Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on a key Brazilian steel supplier on Wednesday after Trump's administration called Brazil's trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges of attempting a coup an "international disgrace," a move Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva labelled an infringement of his nation's sovereignty.