President Trump threatened to impose an additional 10% tariff on any country that aligns itself with what he described as the “Anti-American policies of BRICS,” intensifying global trade tensions as the bloc of developing nations holds its summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
“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,” Trump wrote Sunday evening on Truth Social.
Trump did not elaborate on which specific policies of BRICS — whose original members include Brazil, Russia, India and China — he considered anti-American.
The bloc, formed in 2009, later added South Africa and last year included Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as members.
In December, Trump threatened 100% tariffs on BRICS if member nations decided to issue their own currency — a move aimed at potentially undermining