SAO PAULO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s threat to boost import taxes by 50% on Brazilian goods could drive up the cost of breakfast in the United States. The prices of coffee and orange juice — two staples of the American morning diet — could be severely impacted if there’s no agreement by Aug. 1.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he planned to hit Brazil with a 50% tariff, in part because of the treatment of its former president Jair Bolsonaro, his political ally.

One of the highest tariffs threatened by President Trump so far is against Brazil, with the president citing a criminal prosecution against Jair Bolsonaro.

President Donald Trump has launched a fresh assault on global trading partners with Canada likely to be among the worst hit. In a letter sent to its northern neighbor late on Thursday, Trump said the U.

Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose a 50% levy on Brazil over its domestic political affairs shows the rest of the world that nothing is off limits. The US president linked the hike to the trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro — a right-wing populist — over an alleged coup attempt in 2022,