06 October 2025
US Trump Tariffs Slam Brazilian Steel and Coffee Exports Amid Rising Consumer Prices and Trade Tensions
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Welcome to Brazil Tariff News and Tracker. Today is Monday, October 6th, 2025, and we’re focusing on the growing waves across US-Brazil trade, tariffs, and the Trump administration’s latest moves.
Brazilian industries have been hit hard by the new round of US tariffs. In August, President Trump imposed a sweeping 50 percent tariff on Brazilian steel products, targeting everything from raw slabs to derivative goods. As a direct result, Brazilian slab export prices fell sharply, dropping $15 to reach $455 a ton in September, according to the latest market data reported by SteelOrbis and GMK Center. Production in Brazil’s mills was also forced down, with a 9 percent month-on-month decrease in August, and total output for the year falling by over 11 percent compared to 2024. American buyers are now looking more to other countries, and Brazil’s export-dependent steel sector is squeezing capacity and exploring new markets.
But steel is just the beginning. President Trump’s tariffs have sparked broader trade disputes. Only weeks ago, the US accepted Brazil’s challenge at the World Trade Organization over these measures. Trump’s team argues these tariffs are tied to national security, insisting they’re largely shielded from WTO scrutiny. At the same time, a bipartisan group in Congress is pushing to exempt Brazilian coffee from the tariffs, noting Brazilian industry’s warnings that coffee exports to American retailers have sharply slowed as a result. According to Moneycontrol and the Financial Times, those tariffs have already pushed up US consumer prices—a 50 percent duty on Brazilian coffee, the world’s top exporter, is now a reality, showing up on supermarket shelves and in daily purchases.
Mark Mathews of the National Retail Federation and Joe Feldman from the Telsey Advisory Group report that prices are climbing across import-heavy sectors. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed that audio equipment, apparel, and auto parts prices have all surged since spring, tracing the trend directly back to the Trump tariffs. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell observed that, until recently, importers absorbed two-thirds of these rising costs, but the share passed on to US consumers is rising and could reach 60 percent of the total burden in coming months. This shift underscores that tariffs on Brazilian goods are not just a bilateral matter—they are now shaping everyday life for American households.
Listeners interested in Brazil’s digital agenda should also note that earlier this year, the US added new tariffs, pointing to Brazil’s regulatory reforms in digital markets as a trigger for economic retaliation. As Brazil doubles down on its sovereign approach to both steel and digital industries, the trade relationship with Washington looks set for more turbulence ahead.
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Brazilian industries have been hit hard by the new round of US tariffs. In August, President Trump imposed a sweeping 50 percent tariff on Brazilian steel products, targeting everything from raw slabs to derivative goods. As a direct result, Brazilian slab export prices fell sharply, dropping $15 to reach $455 a ton in September, according to the latest market data reported by SteelOrbis and GMK Center. Production in Brazil’s mills was also forced down, with a 9 percent month-on-month decrease in August, and total output for the year falling by over 11 percent compared to 2024. American buyers are now looking more to other countries, and Brazil’s export-dependent steel sector is squeezing capacity and exploring new markets.
But steel is just the beginning. President Trump’s tariffs have sparked broader trade disputes. Only weeks ago, the US accepted Brazil’s challenge at the World Trade Organization over these measures. Trump’s team argues these tariffs are tied to national security, insisting they’re largely shielded from WTO scrutiny. At the same time, a bipartisan group in Congress is pushing to exempt Brazilian coffee from the tariffs, noting Brazilian industry’s warnings that coffee exports to American retailers have sharply slowed as a result. According to Moneycontrol and the Financial Times, those tariffs have already pushed up US consumer prices—a 50 percent duty on Brazilian coffee, the world’s top exporter, is now a reality, showing up on supermarket shelves and in daily purchases.
Mark Mathews of the National Retail Federation and Joe Feldman from the Telsey Advisory Group report that prices are climbing across import-heavy sectors. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed that audio equipment, apparel, and auto parts prices have all surged since spring, tracing the trend directly back to the Trump tariffs. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell observed that, until recently, importers absorbed two-thirds of these rising costs, but the share passed on to US consumers is rising and could reach 60 percent of the total burden in coming months. This shift underscores that tariffs on Brazilian goods are not just a bilateral matter—they are now shaping everyday life for American households.
Listeners interested in Brazil’s digital agenda should also note that earlier this year, the US added new tariffs, pointing to Brazil’s regulatory reforms in digital markets as a trigger for economic retaliation. As Brazil doubles down on its sovereign approach to both steel and digital industries, the trade relationship with Washington looks set for more turbulence ahead.
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This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI