While President Trump’s use of tariffs against Brazil has not released his political ally Jair Bolsonaro from house arrest, the levies do appear to have more success for America’s largest tech companies as they seek to influence the rules governing them, Ana Ionova of The New York Times reports. Brazil’s lead negotiator, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, has indicated the country is willing to discuss the matter of Big Tech “to overcome” the problem of the 50% U.S. levies. Brazil’s efforts against online falsehoods have led the country to be at odds with digital platforms, which argue efforts by the country infringe on free speech. Publicly traded companies in the space include Meta Platforms (META), Google (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), and Apple (AAPL).
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