Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa announced a 27% tariff on Mexican imports, mirroring the trade barriers previously threatened by US President Donald Trump. The move comes amid a diplomatic dispute between Ecuador and Mexico.
Ecuador 's conservative president, Daniel Noboa , announced Monday that he is raising tariffs on Mexican imports by 27%. This move echoes the trade barriers previously announced by US President Donald Trump against Mexico , though those were recently paused. Noboa stated that the tariff is intended to bolster local manufacturers within Ecuador . However, the decision may also be an attempt to appease Washington, where the Trump administration had threatened to impose its own 25% tariffs on Mexico .
Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to temporarily halt the tariffs, granting both sides more time for negotiations. Trump has been adamant that Mexico take more aggressive action to curb illegal immigration and the flow of fentanyl across the US-Mexico border. Noboa, who attended Trump's inauguration last month in Washington, has celebrated Trump's victory as a win for Latin America.This Ecuadorian action comes amidst an ongoing and contentious diplomatic dispute between Ecuador and Mexico. Last year, Mexico severed diplomatic ties with Ecuador after Ecuadorian police conducted a raid on the Mexican Embassy in Quito. Mexico accused Ecuador of violating international law by breaking into the embassy, while Ecuador insisted that the raid targetted a fugitive suspected of fraud and not for political reasons. Although trade between the two countries is minimal (less than 1% of Mexico's total exports), Noboa's move is seen as a significant escalation in the diplomatic standoff
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