Brazil was not the only country targeted for political reasons. India faces a comparable rate for buying Russian oil. Mr Trump warned Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, that recognising a Palestinian state would make trade negotiations “very hard”.

When US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 50 percent on Brazilian exports in July, acai producer Ailson Ferreira Moreira felt immediately concerned.After all, who was going to eat all of that Amazon berry,

Brazil's president told Reuters he will not give in to Trump's demand to end the prosecution of former president Jair Bolsonaro.