Of the more than two dozen tariff threat letters President Trump has recently sent, the one to Brazil stood out, not only for proposing the highest import tax, but also for its personal tone.
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Carrie Kahn is NPR's International Correspondent based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kahn's reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning news programs including All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Weekend Edition, and on NPR.org.
