By Luciana Magalhaes, Lisandra Paraguassu, Bernardo Caram and Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil is scrambling to avert punishing 50% U.S. tariffs in a week's time, but high level talks are stalled and U.

Brazil’s inflation edged up in early July as US President Donald Trump threatened to slap the South American nation with punishing tariffs, further complicating the consumer price outlook for the central bank.

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said on Thursday that he had reiterated his country's willingness to negotiate proposed U.S. tariffs on imports from Latin America's No. 1 economy during a conversation on Saturday with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Some of Brazil’s pig iron producers are looking at halting operations as tariff tensions shrink demand from customers in the US, the top buyers of cargoes from the South American nation.

Orange juice prices in the U.S. are already high. The suit argues that the tariff would lead to retail price hikes of up to 25 percent.

Johanna Foods launches lawsuit over potential $70m hit to business arising from president’s levies on exports from South America’s biggest citrus producer

Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Thursday a contingency plan in response to higher U.S. tariffs will be presented to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from Monday and will include a menu of measures,

Embraer's strong backlog, record deals, and favorable FX exposure provide medium/long-term support, but near-term uncertainty is high. Read why ERJ is a Hold.

New tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration on coffee imports are shaking Latin America’s coffee industry.