# Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil after spat with Lula

> The United States announced 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports after a dispute with President Lula. The Brazilian real fell more than 2% against the dollar, and shares of Embraer and Petrobras declined.

- Date: 2025-07-09 · published 2025-07-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23999-trump-imposes-50-tariffs-on-brazil-after-spat-with-lula
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

A 50% tariff on Brazilian goods disrupts export flows and can shift buyer demand for Brazilian soybeans, corn and meat toward other origins. A weaker real partly offsets the tariff by making Brazilian exports cheaper, so the net effect on global feed prices is mixed.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- USDBRL: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2019-12-02 | [Brazil's real falls to 4.25 per dollar after Trump says he will restore tariffs on Brazil steel imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55773-brazil-s-real-falls-to-4-25-per-dollar-after-trump-says-he-will-restore-tariffs.md) | -1.2% | -5.0% |
| USDBRL | 2025-07-17 | [U.S. tariff dispute weighs on Brazil’s real and interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24002-u-s-tariff-dispute-weighs-on-brazil-s-real-and-interest-rates.md) | -0.3% | -2.9% |
| USDBRL | 2019-10-18 | [After trade talks in U.S., China ramps up Brazilian soy purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56428-after-trade-talks-in-u-s-china-ramps-up-brazilian-soy-purchases.md) | -3.6% | +0.9% |
| USDBRL | 2020-05-28 | [China securing Brazilian soy with US trade tensions rising](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53167-china-securing-brazilian-soy-with-us-trade-tensions-rising.md) | -4.5% | +0.4% |
| USDBRL | 2026-07-16 | [USD/BRL Near R$5.09: Can Brazil's Carry Trade Absorb the New 25% US Tariff? \| EBC Financial Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18567-usd-brl-near-r-5-09-can-brazil-s-carry-trade-absorb-the-new-25-us-tariff-ebc.md) | -0.4% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2019-10-18 | [After trade talks in U.S., China ramps up Brazilian soy purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56428-after-trade-talks-in-u-s-china-ramps-up-brazilian-soy-purchases.md) | +0.2% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2018-01-26 | [Dollar's terrible week warning of what could with Trump's on trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10405-dollar-s-terrible-week-warning-of-what-could-with-trump-s-on-trade.md) | -0.7% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2025-05-01 | [EU tariffs to curb US corn imports, soy at lower risk for now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25117-eu-tariffs-to-curb-us-corn-imports-soy-at-lower-risk-for-now.md) | -0.4% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-says-us-will-charge-brazil-with-50-tariff-2025-07-09/

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