By Lisandra Paraguassu

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Foreign Ministry has ordered government trade body Camex to start analyzing whether a local reciprocity law could be used against the United States, two sources from the ministry said on Thursday.

The law, passed earlier this year by Brazil's Congress, establishes a legal framework for Brazil to respond to potential unilateral trade measures targeting its goods and services, including countermeasures such as tariffs.

The move would represent an escalation by Latin America's largest economy in reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports. Brazil had so far initiated dispute consultations in the World Trade Organization.

The launch of the process came as Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva authori

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