
Tensions are flaring between the United States and Brazil following President Donald Trump’s threats of sweeping 50% tariffs on imports from the South American nation.
What Happened: On Wednesday, Trump wrote a letter telling Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro was “a Witch Hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY,” while accusing the nation of “insidious attacks on Free Elections,” which prompted the punitive trade measure.