Brazil Ethanol Market Access (Section 301)
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To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-20 — Action by the United States in the Investigation Under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 of Brazil’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation: Presidential Section 301 action against Brazil includes ethanol market access among six enumerated concerns (alongside digital trade, electronic payments, preferential tariffs, IP protection, anti-corruption enforcement, and illegal deforestation), signaling potential retaliatory measures aimed at opening Brazil’s ethanol market to U.S. producers. (novelty: 3)
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Action by the United States in the Investigation Under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 of Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation
20-jul-2026
novelty 3
per-area 2
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