Trump’s tariffs on Brazil: ‘There will be losses on both sides’, analyst says

Donald Trump said on Friday (August 1) that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva can call him anytime to discuss tariffs and other friction between the countries. Trump slapped a 50% tariff on Brazil, with many exemptions, starting next week to fight what he has called a “witch hunt” against former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial on charges of plotting a coup following his election loss in 2022. For more analysis, FRANCE 24’s Oliver Farry is joined by Anthony Pereira, director of the Kimberly Green Center, at Florida International University.