The exchange with the South American nation suggests the U.S. president also sees trade as a tool to influence other policies of foreign countries.

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President Donald Trump sent out a slew of letters Wednesday to some global trading partners, advising them of tariff levels as high as 50% for their exports to the United States.

Brazil avoided Trump's tariffs until Wednesday, when Trump threatened to slap 50% tariffs on Brazil imports into the US. Now in the spotlight, could President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva benefit ...

Donald Trump's 50% tariff on Brazilian imports has ignited a diplomatic clash with President Lula, who decried “tutelage” and vowed retaliation. Trump

The Philippines, Sri Lanka, Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Brunei and Moldova are the latest tariff targets. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Trump is amping up trade threats, again unveiling a new batch of letters to country leaders outlining tariffs on goods imported from their countries beginning in August and a warning to BRICS nations.

The announcement came hours after he also informed Brazil that its "reciprocal" tariff on August 1 would rise to 50% from 10%, a shockingly high level for a country with a balanced U.S. trade ...