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Trump pledges stunning tariffs on Brazil for following its own laws
MSNBC
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July 10, 2025
President Donald Trump sent his Brazilian counterpart a stunning letter Wednesday, informing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that his country would face a new 50% tariff "due in part to...the way Brazil has treated" former Brazilian President...
Photographer Sues US Government for $1 Million After Arrest While Filming Immigration Raids
PetaPixel - California
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July 10, 2025
A photographer, who was detained for filming an immigration raid outside a Home Depot store last month, is suing the U.S. government for $1 million. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of...
Trump slaps 50% tariff on Brazilian goods
In Business - Wisconsin
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President Donald Trump announced a 50% import tax on goods from Brazil, the Associated Press reports, singling out the country for its treatment of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial after being charged with trying to overturn his...
Brazil, Saudi Arabia Discuss Investments
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) São Paulo – Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, and Saudi Arabia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, discussed expanding investments and increasing bilateral...
Deloitte – Latin America tax controversy interview
International Tax Review
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July 7, 2025
1 What is the most significant change to your region’s/jurisdiction’s tax legislation or regulations in the past 12 months? A judicial reform recently passed and enacted by the new administration provides for an election process for the country’s...
Trump threatens Brazil with 50% tariffs over ‘witch hunt’ trial of ex-president Bolsonaro
WISH 8 - Indiana
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July 10, 2025
(CNN) — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Brazil with a crippling tariff of 50% starting August 1, according to a letter he sent to the country’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In the letter posted on Truth Social, Trump...
Finance Minister Affirms Danantara Investments Must Serve Public Interest
Tempo.co
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July 10, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati emphasized that the Danantara Investment Management Agency must prioritize the public interest in all investments. She conveyed this after meeting with the Chief Investment...
Colombia looks to turn new page with US after 'coup' allegations
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's ambassador to the U.S. returned to Washington on Tuesday, appearing to take a conciliatory tone after a diplomatic tussle over allegations of Republican leaders' involvement in the Latin American...
No final decision on Botanical Garden land for Colombia Avenue traffic solution
DR1
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The Ministry of Public Works (MOPC) has stated that, as of now, no definitive decision has been made regarding the potential use of a portion of the Botanical Garden for the road expansion. Addis Burgos, the MOPC’s head of communications,...
Markets/Coverages: Descartes Insurance Expands Into Credit & Political Risk
Insurance Journal
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July 10, 2025
Descartes Insurance, the Paris-based risk-carrying subsidiary of parametric-insurer Descartes, has expanded its offering to corporate clients and public institutions to include credit and political risk insurance (CPRI). To support its expansion...
Policy Updates | Trump to impose tariffs on Brazil, copper imports on Aug. 1
Profarmer
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July 10, 2025
Trump to impose 50% tariffs on Brazil, copper imports on Aug. 1... President Donald Trump warned Brazil he will impose a 50% tariff on all Brazilian exports to the U.S. starting Aug. 1 unless President Lula da Silva halts what Trump called a...
Nigeria is in crisis: Enough of politicians; where are the statesmen?
Daily Trust
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July 9, 2025
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will – Fred Douglass Murry Rothbard (1926-95) started his book ‘The Anatomy of the State” with a predictable quotation, “the greatest danger to the State is intellectual...
El Salvador Recalls Ambassador to Mexico Over Drug Plane Allegations
The Epoch Times
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July 10, 2025
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele speaks during a news conference in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Feb. 4, 2024. Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on July 9 that he was recalling El Salvador’s ambassador to Mexico...
Venezuela’s Attorney General Denounces Bukele as Head of Gang Corruption Pact
teleSUR
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Bukele denounced as regional tyrant for secret deals with gangs, Venezuelan AG says. Photo: EFE. July 8, 2025 Hour: 8:08 pm Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab exposes Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s secret deals with gangs,...
Trump slaps tariffs on Brazil and 21 other countries
Cryptopolitan
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July 10, 2025
Trump claimed full credit on Thursday for the rally in crypto, tech stocks, and Nvidia, just as Wall Street recorded another round of record highs. In a post on Truth Social, the president wrote: “Tech Stocks, Industrial Stocks, & NASDAQ, HIT...
Trump Issues Second Tranche of Tariff Letters, New Brazil Threat
Successful Farming
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President Donald Trump has released a second batch of letters to countries letting them know what tariff rate their exports will face from Aug. 1, including a letter for Brazil, which had previously only been subject to the 10% baseline rate. On...
Colombia’s Marxist Prez Issues Grovelling Apology to Trump — Days After Accusing U.S. of Plotting ‘Coup’ Against Him
The Gateway Pundit
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July 9, 2025
Gustavo Petro / Screenshot Colombia’s Marxist president, Gustavo Petro, has issued a groveling apology to President Trump, days after accusing his administration of plotting a “coup” against him. The letter, which was obtained by Colombian media...
Critics slam Mexico’s gentrification protests as xenophobic. Activists say they’re fighting for their human rights
WKBT - Wisconsin
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(CNN) — The words “Get out of Mexico” are still visible on one shop window as protestors violently kicked in the glass pane. In another clip, “Kill a gringo” is spray-painted on a wall in Mexico City as demonstrators carried placards demanding...
Two US policy options for Venezuela: Shaping reform vs. ‘maximum pressure’ toward regime collapse
Atlantic Council
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July 10, 2025
Issue Brief July 10, 2025 • 8:00 am ET Print this page Two US policy options for Venezuela: Shaping reform vs. ‘maximum pressure’ toward regime collapse By Venezuela Solutions Group Bottom lines up front The first Trump administration drafted a...
Trump Threatens 50% Tariff on Brazilian Goods Amid Row Over Bolsonaro, Tech Firms and Trade
Arise News
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 50% tariff on goods made in Brazil, escalating tensions with the South American country over digital trade restrictions, former president Jair Bolsonaro’s trial, and what Trump has called...