The US president, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order imposing “reciprocal” tariffs ranging from 10% to 41% on imports from dozens of countries and foreign locations, shortly after extending the deadline for a tariff deal with Mexico by another 90 days.

The order listed higher import duty rates that would start from 7 August for 69 trading partners, just hours before the original deadline of 12.01am EDT (4.01am GMT) on Friday was due to elapse.

Brazil received a 10% “reciprocal” tariff, but an executive order on Wednesday imposed a 40% additional levy from 1 August linked to the prosecution of the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, taking the total to 50%. Canada’s higher total rate of 35% was ordered to come in from 1 August.

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