President Donald Trump’s announcement about the fares that will be imposed on Brazil from August 1st gained prominence in the international press on Wednesday (9).
The Republican leader sent a letter to the Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, justifying the measure due to “unfair” trade relations between the countries and the actions of the Brazilian government against former President Jair Bolsonaro.
O The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) He highlighted in his report the former alliance between the president of the United States and the right -wing leader of Brazil, who is defendant in an action for alleged attempt to coup against the government of petista Lula.
“Unlike other reciprocal tariffs from Trump, the letter describing taxes explicitly cited its support for a difficulty in difficulty – and criticism of the government that is judging it,” says an excerpt from the publication.
O WSJ He recalled a Bolsonaro interview in November last year, in which he said he was betting that Trump would use economic sanctions against the Lula government to reverse his ineligibility.
The newspaper also cited the judicial dispute between Trump’s company and STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes, who would have violated the sovereignty of the United States in decisions from Brazil.
O The New York Times He highlighted Donald Trump’s recent statements classifying the case against Bolsonaro in Brazilian courts as a “witch hunt”.
In the view of Times“Trump’s attempt to use tariffs to intervene in a criminal trial in a foreign country is an extraordinary example of how he sees taxes as a unique solution to everyone.”
Still, the American newspaper opined that the tone of the letter directed to Lula made it clear that this case was a personal punishment of Trump against Brazil. “In a sign that this announcement was personal to President Trump, he abandoned the standard letter approach that has used 21 times so far this week and wrote a letter that scolded the current government of Brazil,” an excerpt from the report.
O Washington Post He classified Trump’s rates to Brazil as “a violent attack on the Brazilian government” of President Lula for the treatment given to Jair Bolsonaro.
The British broadcaster BBC He pointed out that the measures announced on Wednesday by Trump intensifies a growing confrontation with Brazil. The publication recalled that the United States is the second largest commercial partner in the South American country, behind only China.
The Argentine newspaper The nation He described Trump’s announcement against Brazil as an “open struggle of heavy weights”, noting that while the US president fights for economic roads, Lula responds through diplomatic pathways, promising “reciprocity”.
The Argentine publication highlighted an excerpt from Trump’s letter in which he says the judicial treatment given to Bolsonaro “is an international shame.”
