- Ironic pivot: Trump — who has called carbon footprints a “hoax,” attacked windmills and cut renewable subsidies — is now probing Brazil over Amazon deforestation as part of new trade tariffs.
- The USTR slapped import duties (including a 12.5% hit on Brazil) under Section 301, citing forced labor, market barriers and illegal deforestation as unfair trade practices.
- The move is unpopular at home, looks politically driven (a “kitchen-sink” tactic to see what sticks) and could be aimed at shoring up a messaging boost ahead of the midterms.
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