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Media in Brazil reported that U.S. Ambassador Todd Chapman had told U.S. officials that Trump’s chances of re-election would increase if the two countries reached an agreement to increase ethanol price lists. Brazil recently applies price lists to Iowa’s top exports, a key state that will be in November, as surveys already show a tight run.
The State Department told The Times that the indictment “Chapman asked Brazilians to help an express American candidate is false” and that the U.S. will continue to paint to reduce tariffs.
But Democrats are concerned that Chapman’s movements violate the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal workers from making partisan comments that can only influence an election as long as they are their official title.
According to the Times, Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Eliot EngelEliot launches Engel Night Defense: Trump would consider replacing Esper after FBI elections, Air Force investigates helicopter shot down in Virginia Watchdog says the British envoy made comments outside the points on religion, race, sex Watchdog: Trump’s British envoy made comments to the margins about religion , race, gender dating back to “all documents that refer or similar to discussions” with Brazil on tariffs. Engel also said the committee would open an investigation into the matter and reports.
“These statements are not on the case for an American ambassador,” Engel wrote in the letter.
The New York Times highlights reports through The O Globo newspaper and its state competitor, citing several appeals that claim Chapman discussed Trump’s re-election in the negotiations, suggesting that it is for Brazil that Trump remains in power.
According to the Times, Chapman’s reports don’t say he explicitly asked for the Trump campaign, but he connected the ethanol industry to the election.
The accusations come when the United States is rushing to negotiate an end to ethanol tariffs, as a key framework will expire next month and a 20% tax on all ethanol imports to Brazil is being implemented. Such a tax would harm industry in the United States because it is already grappling with the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
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