US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated a 10 per cent duty on BRICS nations. He said these countries will "pretty soon" get the duty in place. The POTUS was speaking at a meeting with cabinet officials at the White House.

Host Brazil criticises US president as being ‘very irresponsible’ for vowing extra levies on states aligned to the group

President Donald Trump threatened to add a 10% tariff rate on BRICS-aligned countries. The term first applied to 4 countries but the group expanded.