# 2025-14896: President Targets Brazil for Threatening U.S. Free Speech Online

2025-14896, Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Brazil, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-08-05, effective 2025-08-06; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-14896
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-14896
- Title: Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Brazil
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 37739
- Published: 2025-08-05
- Effective: 2025-08-06
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

President Targets Brazil for Threatening U.S. Free Speech Online

## Summary

The U.S. government is taking strong action against Brazil’s government because they’re threatening America’s security, economy, and free speech rights. New rules will block certain Brazilian officials and freeze their U.S. assets to stop censorship and human rights abuses. These changes start right away and could affect businesses and online platforms dealing with Brazil.

## Effects PRIA read

- 40% Tariff on Many Brazilian Imports: cost, high. The order imposes an additional ad valorem duty of 40 percent on articles of Brazil imported into the United States, effective for goods entered on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time 7 days after July 30, 2025 (i.e., effective August 6, 2025). This 40% duty is added on top of other applicabl…
- Specific Brazilian Products Are Exempt: benefit, medium. Certain products of Brazil are excepted from the 40% ad valorem duty, including items identified in the order's Annex I such as silicon metal, pig iron, civil aircraft and parts and components thereof, metallurgical grade alumina, tin ore, wood pulp, precious metals, energy and energy products, and…
- Transit Window for Shipments Loaded Before Cutoff: benefit, medium. Goods of Brazil that were loaded onto a vessel and in transit on the final mode of transit prior to the effective cutoff (12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time 7 days after July 30, 2025) and that are entered for consumption before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on October 5, 2025 are not subject to t…
- Foreign-Trade Zone Admission Rule for Brazilian Goods: cost, low. Subject articles of Brazil that are admitted into a foreign-trade zone on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time 7 days after July 30, 2025, must be admitted as "privileged foreign status" (per 19 CFR 146.41), rather than domestic status, for purposes of this order.
- Tariff Rate Could Change If Brazil Retaliates: mixed, high. The President may modify this order if the Government of Brazil retaliates; for example, the order states the 40% ad valorem duty may be increased by a corresponding amount if Brazil raises tariff rates on U.S. exports.

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## Sources
- [2025-14896 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/05/2025-14896/addressing-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-brazil)
- [2025-14896 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-05/pdf/2025-14896.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-14896 (as of 2026-11-04).