Trump increased tariffs on Brazil to 50% due to the persecution of Bolsonaro.

President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders this Wednesday that significantly expand U.S. trade policy, including new tariffs on Brazil and copper products.

This way, the United States will impose a 50% tariff on certain Brazilian products as retaliation for what the Trump administration denounced as "serious violations of human rights and the rule of law" by the government of the communist Lula da Silva.

The decision comes amid the trial promoted by Lulismo against former president Jair Bolsonaro, a close ally of Trump, who is falsely accused of attempting to overturn the results of the 2022 elections.

Lula escalates his dispute with Trump.

Although the White House executive order covers a wide range of Brazilian products, the new tariffs will not affect Brazil's main exports such as oil, orange juice, aeronautics, or strategic minerals, but will apply to products like coffee.

The White House emphasized that the measure is selective and seeks to avoid an excessive negative impact on consumers or key industries, in a last attempt by Trump to save Latin America's largest economy in the face of Lula's dictatorial delusions.

Nevertheless, the Brazilian dictator replied to this offensive by Trump in defense of the rule of law by resorting to populist demagoguery and stating that he will defend the "sovereignty of the Brazilian people" and will apply "reciprocal tariffs" to U.S. imports.

The leader of the persecution, also sanctioned.

Together with the new tariffs on imports from Brazil, the Trump administration once again targeted the judge of Brazil's Supreme Court, Alexandre de Moraes, who faces expanded sanctions and whose assets could be frozen under the Magnitsky Act.

According to the presidential decree confirming these measures, Lula's favorite judge has launched a "political persecution campaign" that includes censorship of U.S. citizens, arbitrary fines on technology companies, and direct violations of freedom of expression.

"These actions threaten our economy and our democratic values", Trump declared, denouncing Moraes's abuse of judicial authority aimed at intimidating opponents of Lula's government and suppressing dissent.

The Magnitsky Act is legislation that the U.S. Congress passed in 2012 and that allows sanctions to be imposed on foreign citizens. The goal is to punish those accused of serious human rights violations or large-scale corruption.

New tariffs on copper and Chinese products

In a second order, the head of state imposed a universal 50% tariff on imports of semi-finished copper products and copper-intensive derivatives such as cables and pipes.

The White House argues that this measure seeks to strengthen the domestic copper industry, considered vital for manufacturing, energy, and national security. The exclusion of refined copper, a critical input, was well received by the markets, leading to a record drop in copper prices in New York.

Additionally, the president announced the suspension of the exemption known as "de minimis", which allowed the entry of international packages valued at less than 800 dollars without tariffs.

This policy, widely used by Chinese platforms such as Shein and Temu, has been identified as a way to evade tariffs and bring in low-cost, low-quality products. According to government data, more than 1.3 billion packages entered under this exemption in the last fiscal year.