• narwhal@mander.xyz
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    17 days ago

    Trump is doing this because he feels threatened by brics+, but he decided to use the upcoming arrest of far right politicians as a justification. That has however put a lot of strain on the right as they are seen as responsible for harming brazilian economy in an attempt to save themselves from accountability, uniting the left in the process.

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    17 days ago

    Nothing like alineating the pro-US opposition in Brazil by imposing tariffs on their businesses.

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      He should be. A lot of US corporations import Brazilian beef, soy and timber, and Brazil imports a lot of machinery and petrochemical products.

      Brazil is the biggest economy in the region and has historically been a major fence sitter regarding the US. Antagonizing them is a really dumb decision.

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      He definitely doesn’t care, but oh boy big Ag is not going to like losing the Brazilian market.