The White House imposed 50% tariffs on Brazil and declared it a threat to US "national security". Donald Trump is blatantly meddling in internal Brazilian affairs, trying to undermine left-wing President Lula da Silva and help far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro. The USA's attacks also aim to divide BRICS and discourage more countries from joining. Political economist Ben Norton explains how the US empire is attacking the Global South's multipolar project.

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0:00 (CLIP) Lula condemns US meddling

1:06 Trump sanctions & tariffs Brazil

2:04 BRICS & Brazil

3:20 Lula resists US hegemony

4:39 (CLIP) Lula on US interference

8:41 Trump fears BRICS & dedollarization

9:56 (CLIP) Trump threatens tariffs on BRICS

10:24 Poll: Brazilians prefer BRICS over USA

11:42 Lula is leading 2026 election polls

12:33 Jair Bolsonaro, close US ally

13:25 Bolsonaro's failed coup attempt

14:35 Role of China

16:19 Bolsonaro fled to USA

18:02 Latin American right: US proxies

19:35 Trump declares Brazil a "threat"

20:50 Elon Musk & US Big Tech corporations

22:41 Trump imposes 50% tariff on Brazil

23:08 Lula defends Brazil's sovereignty

24:29 US coups in Latin America

26:33 Coups against Brazil's Lula & Dilma

29:06 USA has trade surplus with Brazil

29:55 Lula: Trade in other currencies, not dollar

31:00 China: Brazil's top trading partner

32:04 China: Latin America's top trading partner

33:07 China builds infrastructure in Latin America

33:50 China & Brazil plan transcontinental railroad

34:50 Brazil embraces multipolarity

36:46 Brazil boosts ties with Russia

37:14 Brazil & China peace proposal in Ukraine

37:50 Multipolarity & Latin America

39:40 Outro