Tariff hike: Brazil files WTO complaint against US measures

On Monday (Jul. 27), the Brazilian government filed a request for consultations with the United States through the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) dispute settlement system, challenging two tariff measures adopted under Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil considers the tariffs to be unjustified and inconsistent with the obligations assumed by the United States under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of…