{"id":2468812,"date":"2025-07-30T16:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T20:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slaps-brazil-with-40-tariffs-over-national-security-threat-to-us-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T16:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T20:45:22","slug":"trump-slaps-brazil-with-40-tariffs-over-national-security-threat-to-us-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slaps-brazil-with-40-tariffs-over-national-security-threat-to-us-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump slaps Brazil with 40% tariffs over national security threat to US &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-slaps-brazil-with-40-tariffs-over-national-security-threat-to-us-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2468812&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump imposed a 40% tariff on most Brazilian products, citing national security threats posed by the Brazilian government against the United States. in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-covid-19-flip-flops-a-timeline\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s COVID-19 Flip-Flops: A Timeline\">executive order titled<\/a> &#8220;Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Brazil,&#8221; Trump accused Brazil&#8217;s government of human rights violations against U.S. citizens and Brazilians, censoring political speech, and coercing U.S. companies to change policies under threat of fines or market exclusion. He specifically condemned the prosecution of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, viewing it as political persecution undermining Brazil&#8217;s democratic processes ahead of the 2026 presidential election. The order also targeted Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes with sanctions for his role in prosecuting Bolsonaro and censoring social media. This move followed a U.S. trade inquiry into Brazil&#8217;s alleged unfair practices, including tariffs, digital trade policies, illegal deforestation, and intellectual property violations. Bolsonaro has dismissed the charges against him as a political witch hunt, similar to accusations he compared to those faced by Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump slaps Brazil with 40% tariffs over national security threat to US<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2185124\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Brazil<\/a> with 40% tariffs, alleging national security threats directed against the United States.<\/p>\n<p>In an extensive executive order titled &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/07\/addressing-threats-to-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Brazil\">Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Brazil<\/a>,&rdquo; Trump accused members of the Brazilian government of violating the human rights of U.S. citizens and Brazilians. He said the actions taken by Bras&iacute;lia represent an &ldquo;unusual and extraordinary threat,&rdquo; moving him to declare a national emergency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3486644\/watch-live-trump-address-making-health-technology-great-again\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks on &#8216;Making Health Technology Great Again&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3486501\/trump-nancy-pelosi-investigation-stock-insider-trading\/\">Trump calls for Pelosi investigation over insider trading: &#8216;Disgraceful&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3486025\/teamsters-jimmy-hoffa-son-trump-release-fbi-files-disappearance\/\">Jimmy Hoffa&#8217;s son asks Trump to release FBI files on 50th anniversary of father&#8217;s disappearance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Recent policies, practices, and actions of the Government of Brazil threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States,&rdquo; the order read, adding that members of the government have taken actions that&nbsp;&ldquo;infringe the free expression rights of United States persons, violate human rights, and undermine the interest the United States has in protecting its citizens and companies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump also denounced the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, a longtime ally of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">president<\/a>. He said the current government was &ldquo;persecuting&rdquo; Bolsonaro. Analysts have viewed Bolsonaro&rsquo;s trial as the casus belli that prompted Trump&rsquo;s aggressive moves against the country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Political persecution, through drummed-up prosecutions, threatens the orderly development of Brazil&rsquo;s political, administrative, and economic institutions, including undermining the ability of Brazil to hold a free and fair election of the presidency in 2026,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Justifying the actions of Brazil constituting a national security threat, Trump argued that the aforementioned moves &ldquo;endanger the economy of the United States by tyrannically and arbitrarily coercing United States companies to censor political speech, turn over sensitive United States user data, or change their content moderation policies on pain of extraordinary fines, criminal prosecution, asset freezes, or complete exclusion from the Brazilian market.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These actions also chill and limit expression in the United States, violate human rights, and undermine the interest that the United&nbsp;States has in protecting its citizens and companies at&nbsp;home and abroad,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>To combat the alleged threat, a 40% <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariff<\/a> was imposed on most products from Brazil, with some exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>One figure specifically targeted in the order was Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes, the man responsible for prosecuting Bolsonaro. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Marco-Rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Marco Rubio<\/a> announced sanctions against Moraes shortly before the order was announced.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;De Moraes is responsible for an oppressive campaign of censorship, arbitrary detentions that violate human rights, and politicized prosecutions &mdash; including against former President Jair Bolsonaro,&rdquo; Bessent said in a statement. &ldquo;Today&rsquo;s action makes clear that Treasury will continue to hold accountable those who threaten U.S. interests and the freedoms of our citizens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moraes has earned the ire of U.S. conservatives over his aggressive moves against social media companies, including a conflict with X that resulted in its temporary ban in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The sanctions and tariffs are the Trump administration&rsquo;s latest move against Bras&iacute;lia after its prosecution of Bolsonaro, which Trump has denounced as a &ldquo;witch hunt.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re treating President Bolsonaro very unfairly. He&rsquo;s a good man,&rdquo; Trump said earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Brazilian Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet charged Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to overthrow Brazil&rsquo;s democratic order.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment alleged that prosecutors obtained extensive evidence showing Bolsonaro approved a plot to assassinate his electoral rival, current President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva, and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Lula was to be poisoned, while Moraes was to be shot by special forces, according to the indictment. Though ultimately abandoned, the plotters went so far as to begin tracking Moraes&rsquo;s movements,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/18\/world\/americas\/brazil-bolsonaro-coup-charges.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a>&nbsp;the&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Bolsonaro approached his indictment similarly to Trump, denouncing it as &ldquo;the weaponization of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-youtuber-furious-to-discover-his-hometown-has-been-destroyed-by-leftist-policies\/\" title=\"Major YouTuber Furious to Discover His Hometown Has Been Destroyed by Leftist Policies\">justice system&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and comparing himself to the U.S. president.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3473182\/trump-administration-brazil-trade-investigation-witch-hunt-jair-bolsonaro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LAUNCHES TRADE INVESTIGATION INTO BRAZIL AFTER &lsquo;WITCH HUNT&rsquo; AGAINST BOLSONARO\">TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LAUNCHES TRADE INVESTIGATION INTO BRAZIL AFTER &lsquo;WITCH HUNT&rsquo; AGAINST BOLSONARO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The accusations are &ldquo;nothing more than a desperate attempt to criminalize my political movement, silence millions of Brazilians, and rig the next election before a single vote is cast,&rdquo; he continued, pointing out that he handed over power to Lula peacefully. &ldquo;This is the same failed strategy that was used against President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On July 16, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump administration<\/a>&nbsp;launched a trade investigation against&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brazil<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ostensibly investigating unfair trade practices<\/a>. It will examine concerns such as Brazilian tariffs, digital trade policies, illegal deforestation, intellectual property violations, ethanol market access, and &ldquo;anti-corruption interference,&rdquo;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ustr.gov\/about\/policy-offices\/press-office\/press-releases\/2025\/july\/ustr-announces-initiation-section-301-investigation-brazils-unfair-trading-practices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a>&nbsp;the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2185124\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2185124\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump imposes 40% tariffs on Brazil over US security concerns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2468813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Donald-Trump-making-technology-great-again.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4403,50406,3634],"class_list":["post-2468812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-brazil","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Donald-Trump-making-technology-great-again.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2468812"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2468816,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468812\/revisions\/2468816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2468813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2468812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2468812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2468812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}