Trump administration imposing 25 percent tariff on some imports from Brazil

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The Trump administration has imposed a 25 percent tariff on certain Brazilian imports after determining that Brazil engaged in unfair trade practices, including problematic digital trade policies and weak anti-corruption enforcement. This tariff reflects escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and Brazil.

The Trump administration is imposing 25 percent tariffs on certain goods imported from Brazil, after an investigation concluded the South American country employed unfair trade practices. The office of U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday that the yearlong probe into Brazilian practices determined the country’s digital trade policies, poor anti-corruption enforcement and its own…