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The U.S. puts a 25% tax on some products from Brazil starting July 22, because it says Brazil does not follow fair trade rules.

The U.S. puts a 25% tax on some products from Brazil starting July 22, because it says Brazil does not follow fair trade rules.

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July 16th, 2026

The U.S. puts a 25% tax on some products from Brazil starting July 22, because it says Brazil does not follow fair trade rules.

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The United States will put a 25% tariff on some imports from Brazil.

Estados Unidos va a poner un arancel del 25% a algunas importaciones de Brasil.

This starts on July 22.

Esto empieza el 22 de julio.

The measure is because of trade practices that Washington says are not fair.

La medida es por prácticas comerciales que Washington dice que no son justas.

Some products do not have the tariff.

Algunos productos no tienen el arancel.

For example, coffee, beef, oranges, orange juice, some energy drinks, and aerospace parts.

Por ejemplo, café, carne de res, naranjas, jugo de naranja, algunos energéticos y piezas aeroespaciales.

The Office of the US Trade Representative looked into Brazil for one year.

La Oficina del Representante Comercial de EE. UU. investigó a Brasil por un año.

It said Brazil does not apply its anti-corruption laws well.

Dijo que Brasil no aplica bien sus leyes contra la corrupción.

It also said Brazil has unfair tariffs.

También dijo que tiene aranceles injustos.

But the US sells more to Brazil than it buys for years.

Pero EE. UU. vende más a Brasil de lo que compra desde hace años.

Trade representative Jamieson Greer said the action looks for equal conditions.

El representante comercial Jamieson Greer dijo que la acción busca condiciones iguales.

It is for workers and companies in the U.S.

Es para trabajadores y empresas de EE. UU.

He added that last year's talks did not fix the problems.

Añadió que las negociaciones del último año no solucionaron los problemas.

But he said they still want to talk.

Pero dijo que todavía quieren hablar.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reacted with anger.

El presidente brasileño Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reaccionó con enojo.

He blamed his election rival, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.

Culpó a su rival electoral, el senador Flávio Bolsonaro.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Lula did not negotiate in good faith.

El secretario de Estado Marco Rubio dijo que Lula no negoció de buena fe.

He said his policies are bad for both countries.

Dijo que sus políticas son malas para los dos países.

The tariffs use Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Los aranceles usan la Sección 301 de la Ley de Comercio de 1974.

The US Supreme Court said in February that some earlier Trump tariffs were not legal.

La Corte Suprema de EE. UU. dijo en febrero que unos aranceles anteriores de Trump no eran legales.

But these new tariffs are legal under this section.

Pero estos nuevos aranceles sí son legales bajo esta sección.

July 16th, 2026

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