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President Donald Trump’s use of painful tariffs against Brazil has so far not sprung his political ally Jair Bolsonaro from house arrest as he awaits trial on charges of plotting a coup. But the levies appear to be having more success in opening doors for America’s Big Tech companies as they seek to influence the rules governing them.

COMMENTARY Donald Trump admires Argentine President Javier Milei — so why is Trump pushing economic policies so divorced from the commonsense approach of what's being called the Milei Miracle?

As of 2023, of those U.S. companies that import goods, more than 97% of them were small businesses. For these companies, tariff uncertainty isn’t just frustrating – it’s paralyzing.

President Donald Trump has flirted with implementing sweeping international tariffs for months. His latest plan includes enacting at least a 10% tariff on all counties starting Aug. 1. Economics experts are saying those tariffs could have significant short-term impacts on Florida and its residents.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that the 50% tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump would trigger the country’s economic reciprocity law. That allows trade, investment and intellectual property agreements to be suspended for countries that harm the South American nation’s competitiveness.

Jorge H. Martínez, owner of a small Mexican company near the U.S. border, has seen how President Donald Trump’s threats of steep tariffs have upended markets, bent geopolitics and thrown businesses into uncertainty.

Billions of dollars of goods are imported into South Florida each year but will not face President Donald Trump's new tariffs thanks to foreign trade zones.

On The Florida Roundup, host Tom Hudson spoke with state Rep. Tom Fabricio and call-in listeners about competing tax and budget proposals.

President Trump paused most of his global reciprocal tariffs until July. Florida's economy is dominated by consumers — residents and tourists. The threat of tariffs comes as consumer anxiety has increased.

City Furniture is one of the largest importers using PortMiami, bringing in patio chairs, rugs and tables from Asia. It hopes to ‘spread out’ its higher costs to shoppers, but its CEO doesn’t expect President Trump’s tariffs to ignite a renaissance of furniture manufacturing in the U.S.

Except for Guyana — which got hit with a 38% duty — Latin America and the Caribbean were relatively unscathed by President Trump's global tariff hikes. Still, experts see significant effects there and here, especially in South Florida tourism.

President Donald Trump says he will place a 25% tariff on all imports from any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela. He says he'll also place new tariffs on Venezuela itself.