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Prabowo: Indonesia to study Brazil’s agri-tech success
Brazilia, Brazil (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto has announced that the Indonesian government plans to send additional teams of experts to Brazil to study agricultural innovation, modernization, and technology. He said the initiative has...

Earth Today | Electric vehicles could double jobs in Brazil by 2050 – study
THE LOCAL production of electric vehicles (EVs) could double the number of new jobs in Brazil by 2050, according to a groundbreaking study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT Brazil), carried out with the support of the...

Trade talks | Agri, auto in focus as India team heads back to US next week
With a fresh window for negotiations before the US ‘reciprocal tariffs’ come into effect on August 1, Indian negotiators led by Rajesh Agrawal, Special Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, are likely to leave for Washington next...

BRICS-funded development bank provides $320mln funding for Brazil's health sector: Report
Brazil has secured $320 million in financing from the BRICS-founded New Development Bank (NDB) to establish a smart medicine institute and a hospital using AI technologies in collaboration with Chinese hospitals, according to a media report....

Brazil’s President Lula strongly rejected U.S. tariff threats at the BRICS summit
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized President Donald Trump’s threat of extra tariffs on member countries, declaring “The world has changed. We don’t want an emperor”. Lula rejected any suggestion of U.S. economic dominance,...
Trump Slaps Brazil With A 50 Percent Tariff Over Treatment Of Political Ally
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 10:55 PM EDT Image Source: Unsplash The tariff Bizarro World gets more bizarre. 50 Percent Tariff on Brazil NBC News reports Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariff, in part due to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro President Donald...

Trump sets Brazil tariffs at 50%, citing ‘witch hunt’ trial of ex-president Bolsonaro
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump announced a 50 percent tariff Wednesday targeting Brazil as he blasted the trial of the country’s ex-leader, and said a US “national security” levy on copper would begin in August. In a letter...

Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil after spat with Lula
By Kanishka Singh and Ricardo Brito WASHINGTON/BRASILIA (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. would impose a 50% tariff on all imports from Brazil after a spat this week with his Brazilian counterpart who called him an...

Trump imposes harsh tariffs on Brazil over free speech attacks
WASHINGTON/BRASILIA: US President Donald Trump has announced to hit Brazil with steep new tariffs, accusing its government of attacking free speech and unfairly targeting his ally, Jair Bolsonaro. The move from the US President comes after a...
Trump slaps 50pc steel tariff on Brazil in retaliation for Bolsonaro trial, Lula hits back over ‘interference’
Brasília, July 10 — Brazil and the United States escalated their row yesterday over President Donald Trump’s support for coup-accused former leader Jair Bolsonaro, with the American president slapping a 50 per cent tariff on one of its main steel...

Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Brazil after clash with Lula
WASHINGTON/BRASILIA: US President Donald Trump has announced a sharp 50% tariff on all goods coming from Brazil, just days after a public war of words with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The sudden move follows rising tensions...

Trump slaps Brazil with 50% tariff, citing Bolsonaro ‘witch hunt’ trial
U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50 per cent on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics were driving the U.S. leader’s use of...

Trump slaps Brazil with 50% tariff, explicitly tying action to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro
President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics are a driving force in the U.S. leader’s use of...

Trump hits Brazil goods with 50% tariff over Bolsonaro trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics are a driving force in the U.S....

World News | XAI's Head of Infrastructure Engineering Resigns, Joins OpenAI
Texas [US], July 10 (ANI): The Head of Infrastructure Engineering, Uday Ruddarraju of xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, announced his resignation, marking the end of his tenure with the company after being in...

The Nigeria, Brazil $1bn agriculture deal
In what could be considered a landmark development in the nation’s quest to achieve food security, Nigeria and Brazil last week sealed a $1 billion deal on agriculture. They two countries also signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on defence,...

Ogun investment summit: FG advances economic diplomacy with Brazil
BY SAM OTUONYE The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken a significant step in advancing its economic diplomacy efforts in Brazil, as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun participated in the Ogun State...
Donald “Tariff” escalates global trade tensions with harsh import taxes, hits Brazil & developing nations in crackdown
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new trade tariffs on eight countries, including a steep 50 per cent tariff on Brazilian imports. The announcement was made via his Truth Social platform, where he also shared official tariff letters...

Trump unleashes 50% tariffs on copper, Brazil in explosive trade salvo
EU seeks protections for auto industry in complex talks U.S. President Donald Trump launched his global tariff assault into overdrive on Wednesday, announcing a new 50% tariff on U.S. copper imports and a 50% duty on goods from Brazil, both to...

Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariff, sets date fo…
Brazil had not been among those threatened previously with duties above a 10 percent baseline, and the United States runs a goods trade surplus with Brazil. On Wednesday, Trump also addressed letters to leaders of the Philippines, Sri Lanka,...