‘A family of traitors’: Trump’s Brazil tariffs ultimatum backfires on Bolsonaro

US president’s attempt to help his rightwing ally avoid jail has sparked wave of anger and given boost to rival Lula

SearchSupport usPrint subscriptionsNewslettersDownload the appSearch jobsDigital ArchiveGuardian LicensingAbout UsThe Guardian appVideoPodcastsPicturesInside the GuardianGuardian WeeklyCrosswordsWordiplyCorrectionsTipsSearch input google-search SearchSearch jobsDigital ArchiveGuardian LicensingAbout UsWorldEuropeUS newsAmericasAsiaAustraliaMiddle EastAfricaInequalityGlobal development Protesters set fire to an effigy of Donald Trump in response to his announcement of 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods, in São Paulo last Thursday. Photograph: André Penner/APView image in fullscreenProtesters set fire to an effigy of Donald Trump in response to his announcement of 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods, in São Paulo last Thursday. Photograph: André Penner/APBrazil‘A family of traitors’: Trump’s Brazil tariffs ultimatum backfires on BolsonaroUS president’s attempt to help his rightwing ally avoid jail has sparked wave of anger and given boost to rival Lula

Tom Phillips in Rio de JaneiroWed 16 Jul 2025 06.44 EDTLast modified on Thu 17 Jul 2025 00.10 EDTShareSilvana Marques was one of thousands of Brazilians who flocked to São Paulo’s most famous art museum one afternoon last week. But the 51-year-old teacher wasn’t there to marvel over fog-filled London landscapes at Masp’s new Monet retrospective. She had come to join a protest heaping scorn on Donald Trump.