He added that he had “strongly voiced” his disapproval through his tariff policy. Rather than backing down, Brazil’s Supreme Court escalated the case, worsening Bolsonaro’s legal troubles. On Friday morning,

Data rolling in on the collection of tariffs by the United States suggests the trade war initiated by President Donald Trump is already generating significant revenue for the U.S. Treasury.

The US president’s hardened stance aims to test the EU’s pain threshold after weeks of talks on a framework agreement that would have maintained a baseline tariff of 10 per cent on most goods. Trump has also been unmoved by the latest EU offer to reduce car tariffs,