Trump’s tariffs deal an immediate blow to Brazil’s exporters

TRADE DATA

Trump’s tariffs deal an immediate blow to Brazil’s exporters

Brazil shipped way less than usual to the US last month. Photo: Mike Dotta/Shutterstock

Brazil’s exports to the United States fell 18.5% in August from a year earlier, according to new data from the Industry and Trade Ministry — the steepest decline for that month since the first year of Covid in 2020.

The drop followed the first weeks of US President Donald Trump’s new 50% tariffs on a wide range of Brazilian goods, which took effect on August 7 and disrupted trade flows almost overnight. Exports to the United States fell to…

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