President Donald Trump raised total tariffs on Brazilian exports to 50%, delivering on his promise to retaliate against Latin America’s largest economy for what he’s described as attacks on free speech and a “witch hunt” against former President Jair Bolsonaro.

By Luciana Magalhaes and Lisandra Paraguassu SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday slapped a 50% tariff on most Brazilian goods to fight what he has called a "witch hunt" against former President Jair Bolsonaro,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to impose his threatened 50% tariffs on Brazil, setting a legal rationale that Brazil’s policies and criminal prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro constitute an economic emergency under a 1977 law.