Today's essential intelligence covering international developments and European affairs. Trade Tempers Flare
Brazil’s President Lula dismissed Washington’s latest tariff gambit—an across-the-board 25 % levy on $50 bn of Brazilian exports (WSJ, FT)—intended by President Trump to pressure Brasília over the Bolsonaro corruption probe. French Treasury Burn-out: A Data Point for EU Workforce Policy
Thirteen suicides and eight attempts since January inside France’s Directorate for Public Finance (El Pais) put a harsh number on white-collar strain.