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Indian Express
10-07-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil, demands Bolsonaro's trial end
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that America would impose a 50% tariff on all imports from Brazil after he had a public spat with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva this week, where the latter called him an unwanted 'emperor.' In the letter posted on Truth Social, Trump announced that the 50% tariff is linked to Brazil's treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing trial on the charges of plotting a coup to stop President Luiz Inacio from taking office in 2023. Trump also accused Brazil of 'attacks' on US tech companies. Trump was involved in a public spat with Luiz Inacio earlier this week over what the US president called a 'witch hunt' of ex-president Bolsonaro, while President Lula said Brazil would not accept 'interference' from anyone and added, 'No one is above the law.' President Trump's letter to the Federative Republic of Brazil — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 9, 2025 The letter shared by President Trump stated that 50% levies were imposed due 'in part to Brazil's insidious attacks on Free Elections, and the fundamental Free Speech Rights of Americans.' The new tariff would come into effect on August 1. Post the announcement, Brazil's real currency which was already reeling under the losses, added 2% fall and companies such as planemaker Embraer and oil major Petrobras suffered setbacks in the US stock market after 50% tariff news. The Brazilian government didn't issue any official statement regarding the new US levies but President Lula, vice president, finance minister and others were called to an emergency meeting in Brasilia on Wednesday night to discuss the new US tariff. Till now, Trump has posted 22 letters to countries across the world on social media, including its trade partners South Korea, Sri Lanka, Japan informing them about the new tariffs on their goods which would take effect from August 1 onwards. Brazil's second largest trading partner after China is the United States and the 50% tariffs are a major increase from the 10% that were announced in April.
CBS News
27-06-2025
- CBS News
Body of Brazilian tourist retrieved after she fell at popular volcano in Indonesia
The body of a Brazilian tourist who fell down a ravine at an Indonesian volcano popular with hikers has been retrieved, Indonesia's rescue agency said Wednesday. It took rescuers at least five hours to bring 26-year-old Juliana Marins back to her family because efforts were hindered by challenging weather and terrain. Marins went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island. Brazilian media and the woman's family have identified the stranded hiker as 26-year-old Juliana Marins. Family Handout "With this stretcher, it takes quite a long time," said Mohammad Syafii, head of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency. An Instagram account providing updates from the Marins family throughout the time Juliana went missing had amassed more than 1.6 million followers. Millions in Brazil also followed the rescue efforts. Indonesian authorities and the rescue team met with Marins' family to explain the process. "It turns out that the family can be very accepting of the situation and conditions faced," Syafii said. In this image made from AP video, an ambulance carrying the body of Juliana Marins, a Brazilian hiker who fell hundreds of meters from the ridge of a Mount Rinjani and was trapped there for days, leaves the office of Mount Rinjani National Park on the island of Lombok, Indonesia on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. AP Photo Following four days of intensive searches, authorities using a thermal drone spotted Marins' unmoving body on Tuesday. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he received the news of her death "with great sadness." "Our diplomatic and consular services in Indonesia will continue to provide full support to her family at this time of great pain," Lula said in a post on X. Officials earlier told told the Reuters news agency that Marins was at a depth of about 500 feet when she was first located, but had slipped to more than 1,600 feet by Monday. Gunung Rinjani National Park said in a previous social media post that rescue teams used thermal drones, mountaineering gear and a helicopter to reach the Brazilian. Gunung Rinjani National Park said that rescue teams used thermal drones, mountaineering gear and a helicopter. Gunung Rinjani National Park Authorities said rescuers on Saturday had heard Marins' screams for help at the time, CBS News partner network BBC News reported. Marins' last posts on Instagram show her backpacking around Thailand and Vietnam before reaching Indonesia. Lombok island is a tourist destination known for its idyllic beaches and lush greenery, and many try to climb Rinjani, Indonesia's second-tallest volcano, for its panoramic views. In 2018, hundreds of hikers and guides became stranded by landslides on the mountain after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the island. At least 17 were killed across the island, including one on the mountain.
