If implemented, the sanctions against supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes would dramatically escalate a widening feud between the United States and Brazil.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has hit back at Donald Trump’s tariff threats, saying that his American counterpart was elected as the leader of the United States and “not to be the emperor of the world.

Donald Trump's reasoning behind the tariffs have been rejected by both Lula and his cabinet members, who have insisted on Brazil's sovereignty.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said that he would not take orders from a "gringo," responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's letter slapping Brazil with 50% tariffs.

The US leader surprised many by ratcheting up tariff threats and trade investigations amid his ire over the trial against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

Right-wing Brazilians wanted sanctions against the judge prosecuting Brazil’s former president. President Trump opted for something far bigger — tariffs.

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president, speaks during a Turning Point USA 'Power of The People' event in Miami, Florida, US, on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023.

Over a thousand are arrested after supporters of right-wing ex-President Jair Bolsonaro invaded Brazil’s Congress, high court and presidential palace. Jan. 9, 2023.