Two Minutes in Trade - Brazil Section 301 Hearings: From Beef to Bolsonaro

Two Minutes in Trade - Brazil Section 301 Hearings: From Beef to Bolsonaro

July 8, 2026 · 4 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the USTR hearings on Section 301, highlighting the clash between U.S. and Brazilian cattle interests and the political implications involving Flávio Bolsonaro.

Two days of USTR hearings proved that a Section 301 case can be about everything from beef and coffee to vermiculite and digital trade—but the fireworks started when U.S. and Brazilian cattle interests squared off, and Flávio Bolsonaro turned a tariff hearing into a preview of Brazil's next presidential campaign.

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