BRASILIA - As U.S. tariffs on Brazilian goods jumped to 50% on Wednesday, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told Reuters in an interview that he saw no room for direct talks now with U.S. President Donald Trump that would likely be a \"humiliation.\" Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Unlike China Brazil doesn’t have as much leverage, but taco showed us that over and over again that even if you surrender he will still hurt you.
Japan is example. During his first term they accepted unfair deal hoping that won’t have to worry about it and he still hurt them.
Domestically people and institutions see the same, for example UCLA bent the knee, and right now there’s article he still cut research grants to them.
Sad thing is that still almost no one seen to learn from mistakes from others, they think that perhaps they are special and things will be different.
Same for Europe, negotiated to buy billions in weapons to get 15% tariffs, then a week later he threatens 35%.
Fuck that
Brasil top exports is oil, minerals, sugar and coffee.
The first two can easily find a market somewhere else, while can Americans live without sugar and coffee?