Tag: Brazil
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Washington finalizes sweeping Section 301 duties on roughly 3,000 Brazilian products as Brasilia shelves immediate retaliation, promises a WTO challenge and readies a domestic support package WASHINGTON, July 18, 2026. The United States this week finalized a 25 percent tariff on a broad range of Brazilian goods, capping a yearlong Section 301 investigation and opening…
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Brasília activates its Economic Reciprocity Law and prepares a fresh WTO challenge after Washington confirms 25 percent Section 301 duties on most Brazilian goods from July 22. BRASILIA, July 16, 2026: Brazil answered Washington’s newly confirmed 25 percent tariff on most of its exports with a two-track counteroffensive on Thursday, formally opening the procedures to…
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Washington imposes 25 percent Section 301 duties on most Brazilian imports from July 22, sparing coffee and beef but exposing more than 4,000 products, as Brasilia vows reciprocal measures and a WTO challenge By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting Washington, July 16, 2026 WASHINGTON, JULY 16. The United States imposed a 25 percent…
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Washington’s Section 301 clock on Brazil runs out today, with a 25 percent tariff on more than 4,000 products expected within hours, a second duty stacked behind it for July 24, and a year of negotiations that one official summed up in four words: they want the impossible By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff…
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With eight days left on a statutory deadline, USTR wraps up hearings on a proposed 25 percent tariff on Brazilian goods as a Bolsonaro pleads for delay, Lula threatens retaliation, and US importers brace for a July 15 decision By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting WASHINGTON, July 7, 2026 The clock on the…
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A 48-hour wave of protest from Tokyo, Seoul, Brasília and Beijing greets the European Union’s toughest-ever steel import regime, which halves duty-free access and doubles the out-of-quota tariff to 50 percent BRUSSELS – July 5, 2026 The European Union’s new steel import regime is barely four days old, and it has already triggered one of…
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A new front in the U.S.–Brazil trade conflict On June 1, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a formal determination that a sweeping set of Brazilian government practices are “unreasonable” and “burden or restrict U.S. commerce.” A day later, USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer made the consequence public: a proposed 25…
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Some interesting takeaways from this morning’s sessions with Tomas Araujo and Arlan Suderman are how deeply intertwined agricultural markets, energy policy, and international trade have become. A few themes stood out: The U.S. biofuel program continues to act as a major demand engine for agricultural commodities. Current proposals for D4 Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) suggest…
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Brazil’s Beef Trade Rewired: China Surges 38% While U.S. Market Collapses 41% In a striking realignment of global protein flows, Brazil’s beef exports to China surged 38.3% in September 2025 compared to the same month last year, reaching a record 187,340 tonnes. Meanwhile, shipments to the United States plummeted 41% year-to-date, falling to just $102.9…
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Belgium and Brazil Sign Generics-Focused Pharma Export Deal: A Strategic Win for Trade, Access, and Innovation In a landmark move that blends trade diplomacy with public health strategy, Belgium has signed a pharmaceutical export agreement with Brazil, targeting the generics sector a domain increasingly recognized as the backbone of affordable healthcare worldwide. The deal was…