The US proposes imposing a 25% tariff on Brazilian goods.

The Trump administration proposed imposing a 25% tariff on imports from Brazil following an investigation into unfair trade practices targeting the South American nation.

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced that its investigation into unfair trade practices against Brazil, which began in 2025 under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, has found practices that are “unreasonable and burdensome or restrictive of trade with the United States.”

The investigation's findings paved the way for the Trump administration to propose punitive tariffs on a wide range of goods imported from the South American country.

Cargo containers at the port of Santos in the coastal city of Santos, Sao Paulo state (Brazil). Photo: Reuters

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer confirmed he has initiated a Section 301 investigation to address long-standing U.S. concerns about certain Brazilian trade practices. According to the official, the USTR will release some findings of the investigation into unfair trade practices in the coming weeks, and believes significant tariffs are necessary to address the large trade deficit between the two countries.

The new tariffs proposed by the USTR would partially replace the 50% tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on many Brazilian goods in 2025. The new tariff schedule will be open for public comment before July 15th, excluding items such as beef, coffee, rare earth elements, other metals, energy, and aircraft parts.

The Brazilian Foreign Ministry has not commented on the latest move by the U.S. However, two Brazilian officials familiar with the matter said that the U.S. has ignored numerous trade-related responses from the country in recent months, suggesting that the proposed tariffs are more politically motivated.

Despite Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's visit to the White House in May, bilateral relations between Brasilia and Washington have remained strained.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio once declared Brazil's two largest criminal gangs as terrorist organizations, despite opposition from the South American nation's government . Meanwhile, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's main rival in this year's October election, supported the US designating these gangs as terrorist organizations.

(According to Reuters)

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