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Why is Donald Trump targeting Brazil?

Why is Donald Trump targeting Brazil?

Update: 2025-07-31
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Are male novelists a dying breed? Can women trust apps with their personal data? Are tariffs the only way Donald Trump knows how to do diplomacy?


Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Home Affairs Editor John Simpson, Head of Data and Graphics Katie Riley and Consulting Editor for Comment, Erica Wagner. 


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Host: Giles Whittell, Deputy Editor-in-Chief 


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Why is Donald Trump targeting Brazil?

Why is Donald Trump targeting Brazil?