Geopolitical Economy Report
Geopolitical Economy Report
Ben Norton
Trump attacks Brazil to weaken BRICS. Lula pushes back: We don't want US 'emperor' or 'world police'
39 minutes Posted Aug 2, 2025 at 11:07 pm.
(CLIP) Lula condemns US meddling
Trump sanctions & tariffs Brazil
BRICS & Brazil
Lula resists US hegemony
(CLIP) Lula on US interference
Trump fears BRICS & dedollarization
(CLIP) Trump threatens tariffs on BRICS
Poll: Brazilians prefer BRICS over USA
Lula is leading 2026 election polls
Jair Bolsonaro, close US ally
Bolsonaro's failed coup attempt
Role of China
Bolsonaro fled to USA
Latin American right: US proxies
Trump declares Brazil a "threat"
Elon Musk & US Big Tech corporations
Trump imposes 50% tariff on Brazil
Lula defends Brazil's sovereignty
US coups in Latin America
Coups against Brazil's Lula & Dilma
USA has trade surplus with Brazil
Lula: Trade in other currencies, not dollar
China: Brazil's top trading partner
China: Latin America's top trading partner
China builds infrastructure in Latin America
China & Brazil plan transcontinental railroad
Brazil embraces multipolarity
Brazil boosts ties with Russia
Brazil & China peace proposal in Ukraine
Multipolarity & Latin America
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The White House imposed 50% tariffs on Brazil and declared it a threat to US "national security". Donald Trump is blatantly meddling in internal Brazilian affairs, trying to undermine left-wing President Lula da Silva and help far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro. The USA's attacks also aim to divide BRICS and discourage more countries from joining. Political economist Ben Norton explains how the US empire is attacking the Global South's multipolar project.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niPNwB-0nQI
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