Brazil rejects proposed US tariffs related to forced labor
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a joint press conference with Portugal’s Prime Minister Luis Montenegro (not pictured), at Sao Bento Palace in Lisbon, Portugal, April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes Purchase Licensing Rights
The Brazilian government expressed “deep disagreements” with the United States’ proposal of new tariffs linked to forced labor in a statement on Wednesday, saying the move distorts the issue of protecting working conditions to justify unilateral, protectionist measures.
