How Brazil could be hit by Trump's threat to tax Russia 100%

"One of the reasons you're here today is because I'm very unhappy with Russia," said Trump, who in recent weeks has expressed growing frustration with Putin's refusal to halt attacks on Ukraine.

"We will apply very severe tariffs if we don't reach an agreement within 50 days. Tariffs of around 100%, which we would call secondary tariffs," he added.

Secondary tariffs are imposed on other countries or entities that trade with a sanctioned nation, in this case, Russia. He didn't mention Brazil in his threat, but the country is a major buyer of items like Russian fertilizers and diesel.

Furthermore, Trump is on a war footing with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , to whom he sent a letter last week in which he states that he will begin charging a 50% tariff on Brazilian exports.

The threat is fueled by factors such as pressure from internet giants like Meta and Google over the Brazilian court's decision to increase social media platforms' liability for content posted by third parties. Trump cited the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro for attempted coup d'état—which he described as persecution—as one of the justifications for the sanction.

During Monday's meeting with Rutte, Trump also said they had reached an agreement to sell weapons to NATO countries. The representative of the military alliance stated that these members will transfer some of these weapons to Ukraine, marking the resumption of US aid to Kyiv. Among the promised deliveries are Patriot anti-missile systems, the most advanced defense device the West has ever sent to Ukraine, each unit costing around €3 million (R$19.5 million) – to be paid by the European Union (EU), according to the US president.