Senate votes to end emergency used to justify Brazil tariffs

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 52 to 48 to terminate the national emergency President Donald Trump declared in July to justify steep tariffs on Brazilian imports, passing bipartisan legislation that would roll back the 50 percent levies on goods such as coffee and beef. Five Republican senators joined Democrats to approve the measure, but the resolution faces the likelihood of being stalled in the Republican controlled House and will almost certainly meet a presidential veto if it reaches the White House.

The resolution, led by Senator Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, seeks to invalidate the July order that Trump said was warranted by what he described as recent policies and actions by the Brazilian government. Kaine argued on the Senate floor that the tariffs raise costs for American households and businesses, saying, "Tariffs are a tax on American consumers." The vote included Republican Senators Susan Collins, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul and Thom Tillis siding with Democrats, reflecting a rare split from the president within his party on trade policy.

Supporters of the resolution portrayed the tariffs as economically harmful and questioned the use of emergency...