00:00The United States will impose a 25% tariff on select imports from Brazil
00:05after concluding that the country's trade policies disadvantage American businesses.
00:11The move makes Brazil the first country targeted under President Donald Trump's
00:15revived use of Section 301 of U.S. trade law following months of unsuccessful negotiations.
00:23The U.S. said a year-long investigation found Brazil's policies on digital trade,
00:29intellectual property, ethanol market access and deforestation had created unfair barriers to
00:35American commerce. The order exempts some goods that are not produced in the U.S. or that officials
00:41worry would disrupt supply chains, including coffee, beef, oranges and aircraft parts.
00:48U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer said the tariffs were needed to ensure a level playing
00:53field for American workers and businesses, adding that talks with Brazil had failed to resolve
00:58the dispute. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused the country of failing to negotiate
01:04in good faith, saying President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva had put politics ahead of reaching
01:10a deal. The United States said it remains open to further negotiations, despite moving ahead
01:16with the new tariffs, which will take effect July 22.
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