Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariffs on steel, demands end to Bolsonaro trial

US President Donald Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on a key Brazilian steel supplier on Wednesday as he called for an end to the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro on charges of attempting to stage a coup. In a letter to Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Trump called the trial an "international disgrace".

Jul 10, 2025 - 15:03
Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariffs on steel, demands end to Bolsonaro trial
US President Donald Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on a key Brazilian steel supplier on Wednesday as he called for an end to the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro on charges of attempting to stage a coup. In a letter to Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Trump called the trial an "international disgrace".