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🗓️ 22 August 2025
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The US has imposed steep tariffs on Brazilian goods. But instead of pressuring Brazil’s government, the move may have backfired. Also, the UN-backed group IPC has declared a famine for more than half a million people in Gaza. And, the skeletal remains of more than 140 people have been unearthed at a mass grave in Sri Lanka. Plus, a town in Nova Scotia, Canada, expands a living shoreline designed to protect the community from climate-fueled storms.
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0:00.0 | Brazilian coffee producers are facing 50% tariffs if they export to the U.S. |
0:13.0 | They say they'll just sell to other countries. I'm Carolyn Beeler. Also today, |
0:18.0 | this is a man-made famine. It's not the result of intractable scarcity or natural disaster. |
0:24.4 | Israel's grip on Gaza brings famine to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. |
0:29.3 | That's according to a UN-backed report. |
0:32.1 | Plus, that a salsa went mainstream in a packed Yankee stadium. |
0:36.6 | It would be like the American public going to see the Beatles. |
0:40.0 | And can living shorelines save our waterfronts? |
0:44.0 | It's lessening its impact, the energy of the waves before it reaches shore. |
0:49.0 | A natural approach to adaptation. |
0:51.6 | That is all ahead today on the world. |
1:09.1 | This is The World. I'm Carolyn Beeler. It's good to be back with you today. We begin in Brazil, where former president, Jeyer, Bolsonaro, is in serious trouble. |
1:14.7 | He is accused of trying to overturn the 2022 election and plotting a military coup. |
1:26.9 | If he's convicted, he could face more than 40 years in prison. Now, President Trump is stepping in to defend his far-right ally by slapping a 50% tariff on some Brazilian goods. The world's TBSAIA reports from Brazil on how this is impacting industries and public opinion. |
1:33.6 | The city of Franca in the state of San Paulo is the leather shoe capital of Brazil. |
1:40.3 | Dozens of shoe factories here export men's dress shoes all over the world, including to the United States. |
1:51.7 | Shoes from this very city have ended up in the closets of U.S. presidents, says Julio Shrek, who runs a shoe factory here. |
2:00.0 | They're the sapato of Barack Obama, they did a sh factory here. When you walk into his factory, a massive American flag hangs above the lobby. |
2:12.2 | But now the business is in trouble. |
2:14.7 | A 50% tariff imposed by the U.S. took effect a few weeks ago, and Shrek says |
2:20.9 | the impact has been instant. |
2:23.2 | He says, exporting to the U.S. requires certifications and quality standards that aren't |
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