Being against Pix in Brazil is even worse than the 50% tariffs.
It's the only thing that unify today's polarized Brazil society.
This is a big deal. Pix is used universally throughout Brazil, and is thought highly of. Much of the populace is already sore at the Trump administration for perceived overreach into the business of their country, and this will only compound things.
You couldn’t find a fictional example of the destruction of US hegemony and soft power as thorough as this.
Let's see how much the use of hard power will escalate.