Donald Trump signed an executive order to raise tariffs on Brazil to 50%, shortly after U.S. officials sanctioned a Brazilian Supreme Court judge over claims of suppressing freedom of expression.
00:00Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to raise tariffs on Brazil from 10% to 50%.
00:07The moves come shortly after US officials say they will sanction a Brazilian Supreme Court judge,
00:13accusing him of suppressing freedom of expression.
00:18Judge Alexandre de Moraes has been leading an investigation into allegations that Brazil's former right-wing president,
00:25Jair Bolsonaro and his allies had plotted a coup after his 2022 election loss.
00:31Bolsonaro has denied the claims, calling Judge Moraes a dictator.
00:36In response to the sanctions, current President Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva said it was unacceptable for the US to interfere in the country's justice system.
00:44He said, however, that Brazil was willing to negotiate with the US on trade.
00:48Trump's tariff hikes will exclude several key Brazilian exports, including energy products, aircraft parts and orange juice.
00:56The US President had previously accused Brazil of attacks on US tech companies and of conducting a witch hunt on Bolsonaro.
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