Washington’s Economic Ultimatum: 10% Tariffs for Defiance The powder keg has been lit. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has stepped into the ring, openly defying sweeping U.S. tariff threats against BRICS nations—those upstart economies that the establishment likes to sneer at even as it scrambles to contain them. The spark? A decree: any nation caught “aligning with the Anti-American policies of BRICS” will be slapped with an extra 10% tariff. No exceptions. No negotiations. Just pure, uncut economic pressure. A statement posted online read: “Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS will be charged an ADDITIONAL 10% Tariff. There will be no exceptions to this policy.” Translation: the dollar is losing altitude, and Washington is…

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