Brazil says it will return Trump's tax increase letter and summon the US Chargé d'Affaires

In response to US President Trump's announcement that he would impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods from August 1, Brazilian Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Carlos Favaro said on the afternoon of the 10th local time that the US government's imposition of a 50% tariff on Brazilian exports was an "unfair move".

Favaro said that he would focus on important markets with huge consumption potential such as the Middle East and South Asia, which can become alternative options for Brazilian exports.

Brasilia, the capital of Brazil

On the 9th local time, the Brazilian government said that it had informed the US Embassy that it would return the letter sent by US President Trump that day, and decided to summon the US Chargé d'Affaires in Brazil, Escobar, to ask him to explain the part of the letter about former President Bolsonaro.

On the 9th, US President Trump released a letter to Brazilian President Lula. In addition to threatening to impose a 50% tariff on products imported from Brazil, he also declared in the letter that "Lula is politically persecuting former Brazilian President Bolsonaro and should stop immediately". In response, Brazilian President Lula said on the 9th that Brazil would not accept being controlled by anyone, and Brazil would respond to the unilateral announcement by the United States to increase tariffs on Brazilian exports.

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro is currently under investigation by the Brazilian Supreme Court. Bolsonaro lost the presidential election in October 2022. On January 8, 2023, some Bolsonaro supporters stormed the Brazilian Congress, the Presidential Palace and the Federal Supreme Court, causing serious damage. Brazilian prosecutors accused Bolsonaro of planning a coup with several senior staff members and trying to promote military intervention to overturn the election results.