The US started to charge a 25% tax on some goods from Brazil on July 22.
美國從7月22日開始,對一些巴西進口商品課徵25%關稅。
The reason is that Brazil has unfair trade actions.
理由是巴西有不公平的貿易行為。
This tax was first suggested last month. Now the start date is set.
這項關稅上個月先提出,現在確定了生效日期。
Goods with no tariffs include coffee, beef, and oranges. They also include orange juice, some oil and gas products, and airplane parts.
不用繳關稅的商品包括咖啡、牛肉、橙子、橙汁、一些石油和天然氣產品,還有航空零件。
The U.S. Trade Representative looked for one year. It said Brazil does not fight corruption well. It also uses unfair tariffs and has other bad practices.
美國貿易代表署調查了一年,認為巴西反貪腐執法不嚴格,自己課徵不公平關稅,還有其他不合理做法。
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said this step is needed. It helps American workers and businesses compete fairly.
美國貿易代表傑米森·格里爾說,這是必要措施,確保美國工人和企業能在公平環境競爭。
He said talks with Brazil over the past year did not fix the problem. But the U.S. still wants to keep talking.
他說,過去一年與巴西的談判沒有解決問題,但美國仍願意繼續談判。
Brazil's President Lula is very angry about this.
巴西總統盧拉對此很生氣。
He blames his opponent, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. He says his recent visit to the US had a political goal.
他指責對手、參議員弗拉維奧·博索納羅,說他最近訪問美國有政治目的。
US Secretary of State Rubio said on social media that Lula's government did not negotiate honestly with the US.
美國國務卿魯比奧在社群平台說,盧拉政府沒有與美國真誠談判。
He says Lula's economic policy is bad for both countries. The tariffs are the cost.
他說盧拉的經濟政策對兩國都不好,關稅是代價。
This tariff is based on Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
這項關稅是根據1974年《貿易法》第301條實施的。
In February, the US Supreme Court said many tariffs by Trump were not valid. Those tariffs were under another law.
美國最高法院2月裁定,川普根據另一法律課徵的多項關稅無效。
The court said Trump went beyond his power.
法院認為川普越權。
Trump earlier put a 50% tariff on Brazil. He did this to protest Brazil's case against former President Bolsonaro.
川普之前曾對巴西課徵50%關稅,抗議巴西起訴前總統博索納羅。
But the relationship between Trump and Lula got better. This happened after Lula visited the White House in May.
但川普與盧拉的關係在5月盧拉訪問白宮後有所改善。