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Created: 2025-07-21 22:41:28 UTC

Trump's "50% solution" solves a problem that doesn't exist—the US ran a $7.4B trade surplus with Brazil last year. This tariff isn't economic policy; it's political theater starring Bolsonaro's legal woes as the opening act.

The mining sector's $1B/year cost surge from retaliatory tariffs on 100-ton trucks & mills is just Act I. Aluminum exports already fell XX% since January, steel faces death by compounding duties, while EV infrastructure chokes on copper tariffs disguised as "national security." All while US refineries pay millions extra for Brazilian crude blends. 

When your strongest trade partners start vowing to "minimize commerce with America," the curtain's falling on Pax Americana.


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