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Brazilian coffee, beef and tropical fruit will still be tariffed 40%, says Brazil’s vice president
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FILE - Coffee beans are prepared at a farm in Braganca Paulista, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Andre Penner, File
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said Saturday that Brazilian exported goods to the U.S. including coffee, beef and tropical fruits would still be tariffed 40%, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to remove some import taxes. In a dramatic move on Friday, Trump scrapped levies announced in April on what he called ‘Liberation Day’ in hopes of encouraging domestic production and lifting the U.S. economy. Brazil at the time was hit with a 10% tariff.