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U.S. Hits Brazil With 50% Tariffs and Sanctions in Sharp Escalation

The White House hit Brazil on Wednesday with a 50 percent tariff and sanctions on a justice overseeing investigations into former President Jair Bolsonaro.

© Victor Moriyama for The New York Times

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil has accused President Trump of infringing on his country’s sovereignty.
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Investment Fund Seals Trade Deal for Japan and Expands Trump’s Influence

President Trump will get to decide where to invest Japanese money and the United States will keep 90 percent of the profits, the White House said.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump will decide how to use the $550 billion that the Japanese government agreed to invest as part of its trade deal with the United States.
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