United States of America: Trade Representative announced investigation into Brazil’s alleged unfair trade practices including its content moderation policies

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Trade Representative announced investigation into Brazil’s alleged unfair trade practices including its content moderation policies

On 15 July 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) initiated a Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s trade practices, focusing on digital trade and electronic payment services. Section 301 investigations under the Trade A…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies), platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-07-15
under deliberation

On 15 July 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) initiated a Section 30…

2025-07-17
in consultation

On 17 July 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) opened a consultation …

2025-08-18
processing consultation

On 18 August 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) closes the consultat…