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Brazil Seeks WTO Relief Against Trump Tariffs

Brazil is seeking relief from the World Trade Organization against US President Donald Trump's hefty trade tariffs (Credit: AFP)

Brazil on Wednesday approached the World Trade Organization (WTO) for relief against a hefty trade tariff imposed by President Donald Trump on more than a third of US-bound exports from the Latin American powerhouse.

The 50-percent tariff on several Brazilian goods went into force Wednesday over what Trump has termed a "witch hunt" against his far-right ally Jair Bolsonaro, the former president on trial for plotting a coup.

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