The fight is rooted in years of political history between President Trump and the last two presidents of Brazil.

Brazil's government on Friday downplayed the impact of the 50% tariff U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose on imports from that country, as leaders from both nations expressed a cautious willingness to negotiate in the future.

Despite external trade headwinds and tight domestic monetary conditions, Brazil's finance ministry has upgraded its 2025 economic outlook.

Right-wing Brazilians wanted sanctions against the judge prosecuting Brazil’s former president. President Trump opted for something far bigger — tariffs.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Brazil can survive without trade with the US and will look to other partners to replace it, a sharp response to Donald Trump after the American leader threatened 50% tariffs on the South American nation.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday his country aims to triple trade flows with India from $12 billion last year "in the short term," without giving a more specific time frame.

The president signaled he would seek to use the threat of steep levies to reorient trade and protect his political allies.

Trade between Morocco and Brazil reached nearly $3 billion in 2024, up 4.52% from the previous year, underscoring the need to deepen economic ties beyond agrobusiness. This was the central message at the LIDE Brazil-Morocco Forum in Marrakech,