Trump approves a discount in tariffs on Brazil to decrease the value of meat and different recent merchandise | International | EUROtoday

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, signed an government order this Thursday exempting tariffs on a large catalog of merchandise imported from Brazil, comparable to beef and different beef derivatives, tropical fruits comparable to bananas, pineapple and coconuts; espresso and greens comparable to tomatoes, amongst others. The rule reduces taxes retroactively from final November 13.

The government order will exempt a large checklist of primary meals merchandise for the American buying basket from the 40% tariff that Trump imposed on Brazilian merchandise final July, below the pretext that the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, convicted by the courts for tried coup d’état, posed an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy and economy of the United States.”

The Government of Brazil has acquired Trump’s choice “with satisfaction,” in keeping with a notice from the Foreign Ministry. “Brazil will continue negotiating with the United States with a view to the withdrawal of additional tariffs and the rest of the bilateral trade agenda,” he provides, stories Naiara Galarraga Gortázar from São Paulo.

The US president has undertaken a overview of his commerce coverage after realizing, though he doesn’t publicly acknowledge it, that the price of dwelling is affecting his political agenda. The American media have printed a number of surveys in current weeks during which they place the price of dwelling as the principle downside for households. The challenge of affordability has turn out to be a significant ingredient of public debate following the victory of socialist Zohran Mamdani within the New York mayoral race. Mamdani raised the flag of the price of dwelling as the principle argument of his electoral marketing campaign. Since then the Democratic Party has hammered house that message.

The White House has been learning measures to handle this downside for weeks. Last week, the occupant of the Oval Office authorized a discount in tariffs on beef, espresso, bananas and different tropical fruits from different buying and selling companions, however the government order signed by Trump didn’t solely have an effect on Brazil.

In the decree authorized through the week, Trump eradicated tariffs on quite a few meals merchandise from Argentina, El Salvador, Ecuador and Guatemala. The subsequent day he prolonged the tariff exemption “to countries that produce substantial volumes of agricultural products that are not grown or produced in sufficient quantities in the United States.”

The millionaire politician, who made his fortune speculating within the New York actual property market and with casinos in Atlanta, withdrew tariffs on espresso and tea; tropical fruits and fruit juices; cocoa and spices; bananas, oranges and tomatoes; beef; and extra fertilizers.

The Republican president seeks to scale back the buying cart invoice the week during which households have fun the Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving), the most well-liked vacation within the nation, as a logo of its new political technique. A day during which Americans collect with their family members across the desk, following a convention that claims that turkey must be eaten for dinner together with different meals. Trump has been emphasizing for a number of days on his Truth social community that this 12 months’s Thanksgiving dinner will likely be cheaper. Economists, nonetheless, guarantee that whether it is cheaper it’s as a result of it comprises fewer merchandise.

Tariffs on Brazil, which is without doubt one of the world’s largest meals producers, have led to a rise in costs within the United States. The government order signed this Thursday by Trump represents a fantastic aid for the Latin American nation and an necessary help for Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who has had a number of phone conversations with Trump in the hunt for reaching an settlement, along with assembly with him in particular person in Malaysia.

“On October 6, 2025, I participated in a telephone conversation with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during which we agreed to begin negotiations to address concerns about the tariff decree,” Trump writes within the government order. “These negotiations continue. Likewise, I have received additional information and recommendations from various officials who […] maintain that, in their opinion, certain agricultural imports from Brazil should no longer be subject to the tariff to value additional“, he continues.

The United States had imposed 50% tariffs on Brazil after Trump authorized an extra 40% price on the overall price of 10% as a result of Bolsonaro case.