The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bipartisan bill to repeal President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil.
The bill seeks to end the national emergency that Trump declared in July, which imposed 50 percent duties on most Brazilian imports in response to the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
The bill will now be voted upon by the GOP-led House, where it is expected to be shelved, as Republicans have stopped similar efforts.
The resolution, approved 52-48 with five GOP senators voting with Democrats, represents a rare reproach of Trump’s trade policies over concerns of rising prices for American consumers….