Trump's 25 Percent Tariff Threat Against Brazil: Call for Cooperation Against Western Sanctions

US President Donald Trump decided to increase the tariffs applied to Brazilian products by 25 percent. The claims put forward by the White House to justify this decision are remarkable: the accusations that Brazil wants to develop its own payment systems and does not adequately audit intellectual property.

According to the news, these claims are based on the fact that Brazilian President Lula da Silva encourages creating a national infrastructure in his country that could rival US payment systems. In addition, Brazil's efforts to develop its own high technologies that could offer an alternative to US technological dominance have caused discomfort in Washington.

According to commentators, Trump does not tolerate any rival that could pose a threat to US dominance in the fields of economy, finance, or geopolitics. It is stated that this approach aims to crush its rivals at the root without observing moral or ethical boundaries. This situation brings to the fore the discussions that the countries subjected to sanctions by the US should unite and form a common front.