Top Stories — Monday, September 8, 2025
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- Brazilians Protest as Bolsonaro Coup Trial Nears Verdict — nyt News
- Millions of Londoners Brace for Transit Disruption as Tube Strike Begins — nyt News
- Treasury Secretary Bessent warns of massive refunds if the Supreme Court voids Trump tariffs — CNBC
Brazilians Protest as Bolsonaro Coup Trial Nears Verdict
Source: nyt News • Published: 9/8/2025, 1:56:25 AM
Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets on the nation's Independence Day on Sunday in dueling political protests, opening a tense week that is expected to conclude with the conviction of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
The largely peaceful demonstrations played out in cities across the nation.
On the right, Brazilians draped in Brazilian and American flags protested the criminal prosecution of Mr. Bolsonaro on charges that he attempted to hold on to power after losing the 2022 election. On the left, people called for Mr. Bolsonaro's imprisonment and denounced efforts by President Trump to protect the former leader.
By Sunday afternoon, aerial images from multiple protests left little question that Mr. Bolsonaro's supporters significantly outnumbered protesters on the left, showing that — even amid his legal troubles — he remains a significant political force in Brazil.
On Friday, Brazil's Supreme Court is widely expected to convict Mr. Bolsonaro on charges that he attempted a coup. He could face more than 40 years in prison.
Mr. Trump has been trying to pressure the Brazilian authorities to drop the charges, imposing 50 percent tariffs on Brazilian imports and sanctions against the Brazilian Supreme Court justice leading the case, but to little avail. His efforts have so far only strengthened support for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Mr. Bolsonaro's leftist rival, while the court has pushed ahead with the trial.
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Millions of Londoners Brace for Transit Disruption as Tube Strike Begins
Source: nyt News • Published: 9/8/2025, 1:21:09 AM
A five-day strike on the London Underground system began Sunday, threatening to upend millions of commuters' journeys and disrupt life in the capital for most of the week, as workers protest over pay and conditions.
Transport for London, the city's transit authority, warned that "little or no service" was expected across the Underground network, known as the Tube, from Monday to Thursday and said that services would be limited on Sunday.
Up to five million passenger journeys take place each weekday on London's Underground, which has 272 stations and 11 lines that crisscross the city and its surrounding suburbs.
Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers last month announced plans to strike, with different categories of workers taking action on a rolling basis, citing fatigue and "extreme shift patterns," as well as pay.
"The strikes come after management refused to engage seriously with union demands on pay, fatigue management, extreme shift patterns and a reduction in the working week," the union said in a statement, "as well as failing to honor previous agreements made with staff."
Transport for London said that it was "working hard to resolve the dispute" and urged the union to suspend the strike action, saying it was offering a 3.4 percent pay increase to union members.
"We remain open for discussions about any part of our offer," said Claire Mann, chief operating officer at Transport for London.
Other transportation services in the city, including the Elizabeth line, which runs from east to west London, and the London Overground will be running, but Transport for London said that they "may operate differently."
People who need to travel in the capital should consider walking or cycling, the transit agency said, noting that roads and other transport services such as buses were likely to be "extremely busy and subject to delay."
A strike was also expected to close the Docklands Light Railway, in east and southeast London, on Tuesday and Thursday, the transit authority said.
There will be no service on the Underground before 8 a.m. Friday, but services are expected to return to normal on all lines by late morning that day.
Read the full story at nyt News.
Treasury Secretary Bessent warns of massive refunds if the Supreme Court voids Trump tariffs
Source: CNBC • Published: 9/8/2025, 1:02:56 AM
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that he is "confident" that President Donald Trump's tariff plan "will win" at the Supreme Court, but warned his agency would be forced to issue massive refunds if the high court rules against it.
If the tariffs are struck down, he said, "we would have to give a refund on about half the tariffs, which would be terrible for the Treasury," according to an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press."
He added, however, that "if the court says it, we'd have to do it."
The Trump administration last week asked the Supreme Court for an "expedited ruling" to overturn an appeals court decision that found most of his tariffs on imports from other countries are illegal.
Generally, the Supreme Court could take as long as early next summer to issue a decision on the legality of Trump's tariffs.
Bessent has said that "delaying a ruling until June 2026 could result in a scenario in which $750 billion-$1 trillion in tariffs have already been collected, and unwinding them could cause significant disruption."
The prospect of the government having to refund tariffs of that magnitude could mean an unprecedented windfall to the businesses and entities that paid them.
The top administration officials' comments come as Trump's tariffs face an uncertain future after a federal appeals court ruled last month that most of his "reciprocal tariffs" are illegal.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Trump overstepped his presidential authority when he introduced "reciprocal tariffs" on almost every country as part of his "liberation day" announcement.
Trump has requested that the Supreme Court hear arguments on his appeal in early November and issue a final decision on the legality of the disputed tariffs soon thereafter, according to filings obtained by NBC News from the plaintiffs in the case.
Before court action, Trump's tariffs were set to affect nearly 70% of U.S. goods imports, according to the Tax Foundation. If struck down, the duties would impact just roughly 16%.
However, while Bessent and others have expressed confidence that the Supreme Court will rule in its favor, the administration is working on backup plans in case it does not.
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that there are "other legal authorities" that the administration could take if Trump's tariffs are blocked.
"There are other things that could happen should it go that way," Hassett said on CBS News' "Face the Nation" if the tariffs are overturned. Some of those efforts could include implementing tariffs through Section 232, or sector-specific levies.
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 allows the president to implement levies "so that such imports will not so threaten to impair the national security," following an investigation into trade practices, NBC News reports.
For example, the Trump administration in August expanded its 50% steel and aluminum tariffs to include more than 400 additional product categories, according to the Department of Commerce. Trump has also threatened to impose steep tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals.
Other levies that would not be affected by Trump's court battle are those on low-cost items. The administration officially eliminated the "de minimis exemption" on U.S.-bound goods valued at $800 or less.
On Saturday, the Universal Postal Union, an agency of the UN, said postal traffic into the U.S. plummeted by more than 80% after the Trump administration ended the tariff exemption on cheap imports as postal operators looked for guidance on compliance with the new rules.
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