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Group 1 - The U.S. announced a punitive tariff of up to 50% on Brazilian imports, targeting Brazil's growing influence in the BRICS nations and challenging the U.S. dollar system [1][3] - Brazil's government responded strongly, claiming the U.S. actions were an infringement on its sovereignty and vowed to retaliate based on the Economic Equivalence Act [3] - A surprising twist occurred when a long list of exemptions was included in the executive order, allowing nearly 700 products, which accounted for 44.6% of Brazil's exports to the U.S., to avoid the additional tariffs [3][6] Group 2 - The U.S. has maintained a trade surplus with Brazil, with total trade nearing $81 billion in 2024 and a cumulative surplus of approximately $410 billion over the past 15 years [6] - Brazil is not just a resource exporter but also a significant market for U.S. industrial goods and services, making the trade relationship highly interdependent [6][10] - The exempted products include critical items such as aircraft, orange juice, and iron ore, which are essential to U.S. industries and supply chains [6][8] Group 3 - The U.S. coffee market, heavily reliant on Brazilian imports, reacted sharply to the tariff threats, with coffee futures prices rising significantly [8] - Brazilian diplomats and business leaders focused their efforts on U.S. interest groups that would be adversely affected by a trade war, leading to a strong internal lobbying effort [10] - The final outcome was a compromise where the high tariffs served as a political statement while the exemptions addressed the economic realities faced by U.S. businesses [10]