Brazil: The financial transactions tax on cross-border loans

The Trump administration imposed new tariffs across 60 trading partners—the EU, China, Japan, Canada, and dozens more—alleging they've failed to prevent goods made by forced labour from entering their supply chains on 24 July 2026. The move

Brazil’s tax authority, the Federal Revenue Service (RFB) announced, on 22 July 2026, the publication of Decree No. 13,075, of 21 July 2026, formalising the change in the implementation schedule for registration and documentary obligations

Cambodia's Ministry of Economy and Finance announced, on 16 July 2026, that officials from Brazil and Cambodia met on 15 July 2026 to discuss bilateral cooperation. The two sides agreed to explore formal investment protections, a bilateral free

Brazil and Canada held the fifth Brazil-Canada Strategic Partnership Dialogue on 14 July 2026.  During the meeting, participants discussed collaboration on trade, investment, mining, energy, science and technology, defence, customs, countering

Brazil's Federal Revenue Service (RFB) opened its doors for tax debtors to settle their cases on better terms. On 13 July 2026, the agency published two notices (Notice 9 and Notice 10) offering structured payment plans with steep discounts — but

United States Trade Representative (USTR) representative Jamieson Greer is taking final action, at President Trump’s direction, under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 by imposing a 25% tariff on certain goods of Brazil, according to a release