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![xray_media Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1893912133181800448.png) White House Xray [@xray_media](/creator/twitter/xray_media) on x 2832 followers
Created: 2025-07-19 19:01:15 UTC

The Trump admin's "China deal" is working perfectly—for China.  
While Trump brags about "bringing us money" (June 2025), Brazil's rare earth exports to Beijing tripled to $6.7M this year as U.S. tariffs push suppliers into China's arms. Those XX% Brazil tariffs? Pure retaliation for Lula's BRICS roast—policy as personal vendetta.  

Brazil shipped XXX tonnes of yttrium/scandium compounds Q1 2025—7x 2024's total. China's rare earth imports now bypass U.S. chokeholds, with Brazil's trade surplus halved to $12B as Beijing tightens control. Trump's XX% reciprocal tariffs triggered China's April 2025 export controls, spiking neodymium prices XX% and paralyzing U.S. defense/EV plants.  

Lula's right: In Brazil, leaders who torch democracy face consequences. Here, they get tariffs.


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