China Supports Brazil Against US Tariffs
(MENAFN) China has sharply criticized the United States for its decision to enforce “unsustainable” tariffs on Brazil.
These duties were introduced by President Donald Trump as a reaction to the legal prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro and Brazil’s ongoing collaboration within the BRICS economic alliance.
In an official declaration on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi affirmed that Beijing “firmly supports Brazil in safeguarding its national sovereignty and national dignity,” while expressing strong opposition to “unwarranted external interference in Brazil’s internal affairs.”
Wang further stated that China stands with Brazil in “resisting the bullying imposition of tariff measures” and in enhancing cooperation among nations of the Global South, especially through the BRICS platform.
During a telephone conversation with Celso Amorim, a senior adviser to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Wang emphasized that “using tariffs as a weapon to suppress other countries violates the UN Charter, undermines WTO rules, and is both unpopular and unsustainable.”
At the end of July, Trump announced a 50% tariff on all Brazilian goods, citing what he described as a threat to “the national security” of the United States.
The US president has particularly expressed concern over the prosecution of former right-wing Brazilian President Bolsonaro, who is currently facing trial for allegedly plotting a coup after his 2022 election loss.
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