President Trump attacks Supreme Court justices after tariff hit
President Trump has harsh words for some Supreme Court justices following a landmark ruling that overrode the president’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamison Greer announced late Wednesday, July 15, that the United States is imposing a 25% tariff on certain imports from Brazil under Section 301 of the Trade Act.
The move follows a year-long investigation that concluded Brazil’s policies on digital trade, tariffs, intellectual property, ethanol access, and deforestation burden U.S. commerce, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said in a statement.
A day earlier, Reuters reported, citing three people familiar with the matter, that Brazil was preparing to impose new 25% tariffs on thousands of imports from the South American country on the United States after months of intensive but largely unproductive negotiations.
“Today’s action is necessary to address unfair trade practices so that American workers and businesses can compete on a level playing field,” Greer said. “Extensive negotiations with Brazil over the past year have not resolved these issues,” he said, but said the United States was open to further talks.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Brazil’s government “did not negotiate with the United States in good faith” and that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva “put his own ego ahead of reaching a deal for the well-being of the Brazilian people.”
Brazil will be the first country targeted by President Donald Trump’s new tariff strategy under Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act, which allows investigations into allegations of unfair trade practices.
(Reporting by Devika Naar in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
