Brazil plans to retaliate against US tariffs that partly aim to free former leader Bolsonaro

Brazilian President Luiz Ignácio Lula da Silva said his country would take retaliatory measures against the United States after Washington sent a letter confirming it will implement a 50 per cent tariff on Brazilian goods from August 1, 2025. US President Donald Trump claimed the measure would punish what he called “unfair trade barriers” and political “persecution” of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is now on trial for allegedly plotting a coup.