Five Senate Republicans joined Democrats on Tuesday night in passing a resolution that would block President Donald Trump’s tariffs on billions of dollars of goods from Brazil.

The legislative language blocks Trump's emergency declaration that imposed tariffs on most Brazilian imports at 50% .

The measure passed in a 52-48 vote. Republican Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky joined 47 Democrats in supporting it.

Despite the bipartisan support, the Senate rebuke of Trump is largely symbolic since the House is unlikely to take it up anytime soon, if at all. The House last month passed a measure that blocks votes challenging Trump’s tariffs into next year.

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