He President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da SilvaDonald Trump’s decision to apply a 50% tariff to Brazilian productswhich he described as “incredible” and only motivated by political reasons more than commercial. Even so, he said he is willing to Maintain an encounter with the US president within the framework of the 80th UN General Assembly.
Lula’s visit to the United States reflects the first since the punitive measure was implemented. “At the moment when President Trump wants to talk about politics, I will also talk about politics,” Lula said in dialogue with the PBS chain.
Lula da Silva crossed Donald Trump for the tariffs and called the dialogue
Lula’s agenda in the United States includes its participation in the UN General Assembly in New York, where Tuesday He will be in charge of opening the debate of Heads of State and Government.
In the previous conclave of global leaders, the Brazilian president stressed that so far they had never maintained a direct exchange becausein your opinion, Trump chose to “build a relationship with Jair Bolsonaro, and not a relationship with the Brazilian people”, Something that defined as an error.
When referring to tariffs again, the president insisted that they are “incredible” and stressed that the background is political. “A head of state must maintain relations with another head of state, regardless of his political position. ”
Then, he sentenced: “These are two important countries, the greatest democracies and economies in America. Therefore, it is very important that we have a civilized relationship. “
Brazil analyzes Donald Trump’s tariffs
Brazil opened the door to a commercial retaliation against the United States after the decision of the Trump administration To apply a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports, on July 9. For the first time since the imposition of that measure, the Lula government advanced in a formal process to evaluate counterattacks through tariffs or other sanctionswhich means a break in the dynamics of bilateral relations.
According to sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ITAMAATY) cited by the International Press, the Foreign Minister instructed the Foreign Chamber of Commerce (CAMEX) to carry out a technical study to determine the viability of invoking the law of reciprocity against Washington.
The legal tool It was approved this year by the National Congress and grants to Brazil the power to apply countermeasures —Incluid new tariffs – in the face of unilateral commercial decisions that affect their exports or services.
The procedure was enabled after the approval of President Lula, who authorized the start of the works. CAMEX will have 30 days to present an opinion that defines whether it is appropriate to activate the standard. In case of a favorable result, an interministerial committee will establish which segments of the US economy will be under the scope of sanctions.
Source: Ambito
