Brazil seeks WTO consultation over US tariffs

SAO PAULO – Brazil filed a request on July 27 seeking a World Trade Organization (WTO) consultation over tariffs imposed on several products by the United States, the foreign ministry said.President Donald Trump’s government has imposed two rounds of tariffs on Brazil in July, which left-wing president and candidate for re-election Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has denounced as election interference.“Brazil submitted, on July 27, a request for consultations with the United States within the framework of the WTO dispute settlement system,” the ministry said in a statement, noting Brazil considers the US measures “unjustified and incompatible” with international trade rules.In July, the United States put in place new tariffs on several Brazilian products, charging 25 per cent for alleged unfair