Currently, Brazil imports more products from the United States than what exports, so an increase in tariffs would harm American production more than the Brazilian.
While the brand new president of United States, Donald Trumpadvances with strong measures, his Brazilian couple, Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva, warned that if they impose new duty To your country’s products will respond with the same measure for US imports.
“I respect the United States and I want Trump to respect Brazil”, The president launched. Currently, Brazil imports more products from the United States than what exports, so an increase in tariffs It would harm American production more than to the Brazilian.
“If Trump gravels Brazilian products, there will be reciprocity by Brazil in taxing the products that are exported to the United States. Simple, there is no difficulty“Lula said Thursday at a press conference.
Colombia and Mexico were also planted before the Donald Trump tariff
In this line, the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum. Although he considered that the Republican leader will not specify this initiative, he said that in case it happens they are prepared to respond.
“We do not believe it will happen. There are conversations, there is dialogue, so we do not believe that this definition of tariffs will come,” said the president while pointing out that in CAso of completing themselves, they have prepared a plan that did not want to make known.
“We are thinking of imposing 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, Because they are allowing a certain number of people to cross the border, “Trump said the day of their presidential assumption.
This week, Trump had announced sanctions against Colombia for not having accepted a flight with deported immigrants -Ane then he reversed- and the Colombian president Gustavo Petro had promised that he would carry out the same measure.
Although Colombia finally accepted the flights and the US did not realize the sanctions, the Republican President had announced the imposition of 25 % tariffs on all Colombian products, a rate that was going to reach 50 % after a week.
Source: Ambito
