The Brazilian government has decried the latest US tariff on certain Brazilian imports and threatened to impose reciprocal tariffs against US products. The United States will impose a new 25% tariff on certain imports from Brazil, citing unfair trade practices by the world’s 10th-biggest economy.

Background

The tariffs, first proposed last month, will take effect July 22. The order exempts some goods that are not produced in the US or that officials worry would disrupt supply chains — including coffee, beef, oranges and orange juice and aircraft components.

In a statement, the office of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva refuted the US allegations of unfair trade practices. It said 76% of imports from the United States entered Brazil duty-free in 2025, and said the average tariff effectively applied to US products was only 3.1%.

Brazil will immediately begin the procedures necessary to invoke the mechanisms provided for under the reciprocity law and will also pursue the matter through the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement mechanism.

US-Brazil Trade Relations

The US has a robust trade surplus with Brazil. Last year, US exports to Brazil exceeded imports by nearly $42 billion; only the United States’ trade surpluses with the Netherlands and the United Kingdom were higher.

The new tariff puts pressure on national exports and increases insecurity for companies in both countries, Brazil’s National Confederation of Industry said in a statement.

The Trump administration first imposed a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports last July. He cited what he called a “witch hunt” against former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.