{"id":813072,"date":"2026-08-14T06:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T06:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/813072\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T06:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T06:02:09","slug":"brazil-begins-exploring-retaliatory-options-to-new-us-tariffs-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/813072\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil begins exploring retaliatory options to new US tariffs | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brazil has not yet decided whether it will proceed with retaliatory measures, but has committed to defending its position.<\/p>\n

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Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026<\/p>\n

Brazil has opened consultations into potential retaliatory measures against the United States following the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on a range of Brazilian exports.<\/p>\n

The new US tariffs are \u201cunjustified and arbitrary\u201d, and Brazil will \u201ccontinue to defend its position in all appropriate forums\u201d, the Brazilian government said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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The step is the beginning of the reciprocity process that could eventually see Brazil introduce retaliatory measures, including tariffs, on imports from the US.<\/p>\n

This early stage involves further diplomatic consultations with US trade authorities.<\/p>\n

In July, the US imposed a surcharge of 25 percent<\/a> on some Brazilian imports, including sugar, clothing, paper and steel, alleging unfair trade practices. The US also hit Brazil \u2013 and a host of other countries<\/a> \u2013 with an additional 12.5 percent tariff linked to allegations of lax enforcement of forced labour bans.<\/p>\n

While no decision has yet been made, Brazil\u2019s retaliatory options include imposing taxes or fees, eliminating exemptions or reducing import tariffs, or even restricting imports of American goods or services.<\/p>\n

A source told the Reuters news agency that further measures could go beyond tariffs, for example by suspending pharmaceutical and agricultural patents.<\/p>\n

The US runs a trade surplus with Brazil, meaning it sells the country goods and services worth more than it imports from it. In 2026 so far, the US has exported $26.5bn worth to Brazil and imported $17bn, according to the US Census Bureau.<\/p>\n

Multiple rounds of tariffs<\/p>\n

Under President Donald Trump, the US has repeatedly sought to impose sweeping tariffs on imports into the US, lamenting the US\u2019s trade deficit with countries around the world.<\/p>\n

In April 2025, the White House announced the introduction of a minimum 10 percent tariff on nearly every country, in what Trump and his team dubbed the \u201cLiberation Day\u201d tariffs.<\/p>\n

Those were struck down by US courts this year, but the latest round of tariffs is widely seen as a replacement for the failed Liberation Day tariffs, designed to survive challenges in the US court system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brazil has not yet decided whether it will proceed with retaliatory measures, but has committed to defending its…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":813073,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,941,4868,12,101,3140,3,21,19,22,20,25,1209,24],"class_list":["post-813072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-brazil","tag-business-and-economy","tag-donald-trump","tag-economy","tag-latin-america","tag-news","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-us-canada","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/813073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}