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Trump threatens to impose extra tariffs on BRICS-aligned nations

Nations that back the bloc of emerging market countries' so-called 'anti-American policies' could face an added 10% tariff.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva holds a press conference at the closing of the BRICS Leaders Summit at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva holds a press conference at the closing of the BRICS Leaders Summit at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro. (AN/Rafa Pereira/BRICS Brasil)

U.S. President Donald Trump said he might increase U.S. tariffs on countries that align with the policies of BRICS, after the bloc of emerging markets criticized the "indiscriminate rising of tariffs and non-tariff measures, or protectionism under the guise of environmental objectives."

The U.S. president said on social media on Monday that "any country aligning themselves with the anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an additional 10% tariff. There will be no exceptions to this policy." He did not provide more details or specify which policies he had in mind.

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