US threatens 50-percent tariffs until Bolsonaro’s prosecution is dropped.
There’s deepening battle between the US and Brazil over the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
US President Donald Trump threatened 50-percent tariffs – “unacceptable blackmail”, says Brazil’s President Lula da Silva.
So what’s subsequent? And who stands to win or lose?
Presenter:
Adrian Finighan
Visitors:
Graziella Testa – Professor on the Getulio Vargas Basis
Vinicius Rodrigues Vieira – Professor on the Armando Alvares Penteado Basis
Michael Shifter – Senior fellow on the Inter-American Dialogue