US proposes 25% tariff to punish Brazil over trade practices

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-02 · 14:13 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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The Trump administration has proposed a 25% tariff on many Brazilian imports, citing unfair trade practices. Top trade official Jamieson Greer announced the proposed measures on Monday, which fall under the Section 301 trade statute. These tariffs address issues including digital trade, illegal deforestation, electronic payment services, preferential tariffs, intellectual property protection, and ethanol market access. The proposed tariffs are open for public consultation until July 15 and will exclude certain items like beef, coffee, rare earths, metals, energy, and aircraft parts.

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The proposed tariffs would exclude some items, such as beef, coffee, rare earths, other metals, energy and aircraft parts.

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The proposed new tariff is subject to public consultation ahead of a July 15 deadline.

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The proposed tariffs cover areas such as electronic payment services, preferential tariffs, intellectual property protection and ethanol market access.

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The Trump administration has proposed a new punitive tariff of 25 per cent on many imports from Brazil.

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The Trump administration has proposed a new punitive tariff of 25 per cent on many imports from Brazil, after deciding its practices were unfair on a range of issues from digital trade to illegal deforestation, top trade official Jamieson Greer said late on Monday.The measures, under the Section 301 trade statute, cover areas such as electronic payment services, preferential tariffs, intellectual property protection and ethanol market access as well, the Office of the United States Trade Representative said.The ‌proposed new tariff, subject to public consultation ahead of a July 15 deadline, would exclude some items, such as beef, coffee, rare earths, other metals, energy and aircraft parts.

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