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Five Senate Republicans voted with Democrats on Tuesday night to pass a resolution terminating President Trump’s emergency authority to impose steep tariffs on Brazil, one of the biggest exporters
The rebuke of Trump is largely symbolic, for now, since the House is not allowing votes on measures challenging Trump's tariffs until at least next year.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-led U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would overturn President Donald Trump's tariffs against Brazil by terminating the national emergency he declared in July in retaliation for Brazil's prosecution of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for an alleged coup attempt.
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Lula is optimistic there will be a U.S.-Brazil trade deal after meeting with Trump in Malaysia
The White House has imposed a total tariff rate of 50% on Brazilian products, citing the criminal prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.
The Senate passed a resolution Tuesday aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, with five Republicans joining Democrats in a rare bipartisan rebuke of the president over trade policy.