Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said Saturday that Brazilian exported goods to the U.S. including coffee, beef and tropical fruits would still be tariffed 40%, despite Donald Trump’s decision to remove some import taxes.

In a dramatic move on Friday, Trump scrapped levies announced in April on what he called ‘Liberation Day’ in hopes of encouraging domestic production and lifting the U.S. economy. Brazil at the time was hit with a 10% tariff.

But in July, Trump imposed a further 40% tariff, citing — among other reasons — the trial of his ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, which he called a “witch hunt.” Proceedings went ahead regardless and in September Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison for attempting a coup.

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      True caffeine addicts know that different forms hit different.

      While I know rationally that the chemical is the same no matter the source, and I have studied the neural chemistry and could go on for hours about how adenosine and the neural transmitters work, I can also say with certainty that the caffeine buzz you get from tea feels a lot different than from coffee, which both feel a lot different from different brands of energy drinks and different from pills or shots.