American consumers narrowly escaped dramatic increases in the cost of their morning coffee and Valentine’s Day flowers after President Donald Trump on Sunday announced, then quickly rescinded, a 25% tariff on all imports from Colombia — with plans for a whopping 50% tariff to be imposed one week later.

The Trump administration’s first flight deporting Brazilians involved aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing.

But romantics may spared from becoming victims of a trade dispute. The White House declared victory on Sunday, saying that Colombia had reversed itself and agreed to allow the flights to land, backing down just hours after Trump threatened to impose visa restrictions in addition to the steep tariffs on its longtime ally in South America.

Brazil will not use its air force planes to assist with the deportation of Brazilian migrants in the United States, the South American country's top diplomat said on Tuesday, just days after a major flare up in neighboring Colombia over the issue.

In a recent statement, Brazil made it clear that it will not allow its air force planes to be used for deporting Brazilian migrants from the United States. This decision comes after a series of diplomatic discussions and public outrage over the treatment of migrants being deported.

The US and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants.

Brazil blasted Washington over its “degrading treatment” of the passengers and its “flagrant disregard” for their rights, demanding an explanation. Colombia, meanwhile, said it will not ...

Brazil's foreign ministry summoned a senior U.S. diplomat on Monday to discuss the deportation of Brazilian migrants, the ministry said, a day after a major flare up over migrant repatriations to neighboring Colombia.

When Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, refused military planes carrying deportees, infuriating President Trump, he revealed how heated the question of deportations has become.

The nations spent much of the day in a tense standoff, with the U.S. president threatening tariffs and visa restrictions after Colombia turned away two deportation flights.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro averted an economic disaster at the 11th hour after diplomats from his government and the U.S. reached a deal on deportation flights, but the Colombian business community on Monday called for cooler heads to prevail as Colombians bemoaned canceled U.