On October 28, the US Senate passed a bill to lift taxes imposed by President Donald Trump on Brazil, by ending the national emergency he declared in July in retaliation for Brazil's prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges of coup plot.
This is the first of three tax bills expected to be considered by the Senate this week. The Brazil-related bill passed with 52 votes in favor and 48 against, including five Republican Senators who voted with the Democrats.
Other bills to end Mr Trump's tariffs on Canada and some other countries in the world are also expected to be voted on this week.
Senate Democrats accused Trump of abusing emergency statements as a justification for some tax measures, and pledged to continue pushing for votes to reverse this trade policy as prices of goods and raw materials increased, causing harm to US consumers.
People are suffering. They have to pay more for food, clothing, healthcare, energy and construction materials. It is all due to President Trump's tax policies, Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, the resolutions author, told the Senate.
The bill will be moved to the US House of Representatives, also controlled by the Republican Party, for voting. However, the House has repeatedly rejected President Trump's efforts to cancel tariffs, so the possibility of the bill being passed is very low.
Trump has previously accused the Brazilian government of threatening national security, foreign policy and the US economy and that the prosecution of his former close ally, former President Bolsonaro, is based solely on political motives.
Mr. Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for participating in an armed criminal organization, plotting to overthrow democracy by force and organizing a coup d'etat. The former president has repeatedly denied all allegations and appealed the case to the Brazilian Supreme Court.
In July, Trump increased import tariffs on most Brazilian goods to 50%, and imposed sanctions on a judge of the Brazilian Supreme Court - who is overseeing the Bolsonaro case.
The judge had previously ordered a search and banned Bolsonaro from contacting the subjects accused of trying to persuade Trump to interfere in the election. Mr. Bolsonaro is accused of plotting to prevent President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office in 2023.
