Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazil for Bolsonaro trial, trade deficit

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/09/trump-brazil-tariffs-bolsonaro.html

by kamaraju • 1 year ago

19 40 1 year ago

And there was much rejoicing. I waited years for this news. 50% is far too low! I pay nearly 100% taxes when I import products, american or otherwise.

owebmaster7• 1 year ago

I can't wait for the 50% reciprocal taxes on Big Tech, finally

matheusmoreira13• 1 year ago

Do it! Crush them with taxes to finance this circus we call a country. Hopefully they'll leave Brazil over it.

alganet14• 1 year ago

Fine, old man. Do your art of the deal thing.

I won't play victim, I won't support tariff retaliation. We're a peaceful nation, interested in diplomacy, with a long history of healthy commerce with the US and close ties to the north american people. This is the only sane response that one could give to such an announcement.

matheusmoreira13• 1 year ago

So much for peace and diplomacy. Looks like Lula is gonna retaliate and start a trade war with our second biggest trade partner even though we're exporters of commodities.

alganet14• 1 year ago

Looks like

Rumours.

I approve the Itamaraty's reaction of not acknowledging the letter and sending it back.

Lacking a proper world leader, we the people must take the responsability of actually not negotiating with terrorists. We need to step up.

coffeebeanHH• 1 year ago

Hhhh I actually opened the link to truth social. It's fun how stupid a letter from a world 'leader' can sound. Feels a bit like being back in school.

Anyways. Fun would be if Lula goes for the run imposed by trump. Just tax imports from US by 200%, then trump goes 250. Add another 250% and so on.

matheusmoreira13• 1 year ago

Grab some popcorn then because it looks like Lula is heading down that path. Things are gonna get fun very soon.

Not even two days now and we've got leftists burning with patriotic fervor on social media. They've suddenly found a willingness to defend Brazil's sovereignty against US interference despite the fact they're unrepentant globalists. These are the same guys who hate the military and everything it represents. The same people who did everything in their power to destroy Bolsonaro, the guy who revived brazilian nationalism for a brief four years.

Watching this circus is truly a surreal experience.

owebmaster7• 1 year ago

Please don't bring the circus to HN.

The same people who did everything in their power to destroy Bolsonaro, the guy who revived brazilian nationalism for a brief four years.

it is laughable to see Bolsonaro supporters destroy logic and call nationalism congressmen and ex-presidents asking for the US to tariff the Brazilian economy. But it is even more funny to see this backfiring - which is obvious, there is always a limit to how much you can attack your own country for political gains, including for the globalist far-right.

Lula is reelected now.

tumsfestival2• 1 year ago

It's what happens when you don't play ball with the biggest bully there is this side of the pond. Not surprising at all though, the US has been continuously pushing their agenda around these parts for many decades now, even aiding the former military dictatorship, now aiding our former putschist president and his criminal family. Then they wonder why every day we're inching closer to China and their allies instead of them.

matheusmoreira13• 1 year ago

The real coup was perpetrated by the unelected judges of the supreme court all the way back in 2019.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39966382

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36543423

Their power keeps increasing to this day. It disgusts me every time they utter the word democracy.

I for one am very happy to see Trump sanction this place. Right now it looks like he's the only person in the world able and willing to put pressure on this dictatorship of the judiciary. I hope I'm around to see him personally sanction everyone involved.

tumsfestival2• 1 year ago

You sound absolutely deranged to say the least.

Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazil for Bolsonaro trial, trade deficit

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