President Donald Trump’s move to scale back US investments in renewable energy is spurring companies to look to Brazil as an alternative for those projects, according to Finance Minister Fernando Haddad.

The Brazilian government says it is going to create a reception center for deported migrants from the United States following controversy over conditions on a recent flight.

President Donald Trump has threatened BRICS countries, warning them against replacing the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency and telling them, "Go find another sucker nation." Newsweek has contacted the White House and the foreign ministries of major BRICS members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa for comment via email.

The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it is scrambling to fund a joint operation with United Nations agencies to resettle Venezuelan migrants in Brazil after President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping freeze on U.

US President Donald Trump has fired a shot across the bow of the BRICS alliance, threatening to impose a sweeping 100 per cent tariff on any country attempting to undermine the US Dollar.

Brazilian President Lula has indicated that Brazil would retaliate if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs. Despite a trade surplus for the U.S., tensions are rising as Trump labels Brazil harmful to the U.

President Donald Trump on Thursday warned off BRICS member countries from replacing the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency by repeating a 100%-tariffs threat he had made weeks after winning the November presidential elections.

Brazilian and U.S. officials agreed on Wednesday to discuss regularly how Washington will deport migrants from Brazil, as some leaders in Latin America have balked at what they see as poor treatment of their citizens on repatriation flights.

Trump had previously threatened 100 percent tariffs on BRICS nations -- a bloc including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- if they create a rival to the US dollar, which he doubled down on Thursday night.

With Donald Trump settling back into the White House, advocates for the Amazon worry about what his second term will mean for the rainforest.

Donald Trump stated that no currency would replace the US dollar and that any attempt would invite high tariffs