Trump news at a glance: president on tariff blitz ahead of August deadline

Trump accused of attack on Brazilian democracy' for sanctioning Bolsonaro judge while slapping a 50% levy on the country - key US politics stories from Wednesday 30 July

Donald Trump's administration has imposed sanctions against the judge overseeing the prosecution of his far-right ally Jair Bolsonaro and hit Brazil with huge tariffs amid accusations from the country's president that Trump has launched a direct attack on Brazilian democracy".

The US president has partly attributed his 50% tariff to his outrage at the supposed political witch-hunt" against Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president, who is on trial over an alleged coup attempt after the 2022 election.