The contingency plan to help the sectors affected by the tariff imposed by the United States should leave by Tuesday (12)said the vice president and Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, Geraldo Alckmin.
According to him, There will be a “ruler” to consider the export variation within the same sector to make help more accurate.
“He [o plano de contingência] was presented to President Lula, who ended the work last night [de leitura]. The president will beat the hammer and there will be announced. If it is not tomorrow, probably on Monday or Tuesday, ”said Alckmin as he gave an interview on Thursday (8) in the parking lot of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC).
According to Alckmin, The contingency plan will seek to focus, to help companies most affected by the 50% tariff imposition on Brazilian products by the government of Donald Trump.
The vice president stated that A parameter will be instituted to evaluate the effects of tariffs on each sector of the economy, based on the degree of exports to the United States.
“There are sectors where more than 90% [da produção] It goes to the domestic market, with exports of 5%, at most 10%. And there are sectors in which half of what is produced is to export. And there are sectors that export more than half to the United States. So they were very exposed, they are very exposed, ”he said.
Quoting the fishing sector, Alckmin said the plan aims to differentiate products with greater or lesser exposure to the US market.
“Sometimes within a sector, you have a differentiation from those who export more and less,” he said. “In the case of tilapia, the highest consumption is internal. The tuna has most of the production intended for export,” he added.
Ambassador
Alckmin did not go into details about the meeting with US embassy in charge, Gabriel Escobar.
Just said the meeting was “very good.”
The meeting took place off the agenda this afternoon. Before finding the vice president, Escobar met with the president of the Senate Foreign Relations Commission, Nelsinho Trad (PSD-MS).
After leaving the ministry, Escobar visited the House of Representatives.
Shoe
Before meeting the representative of the US embassy, Alckmin met with the Brazilian Association of Shoe Industries (abicalted). According to the vice president and minister, the sector will be very affected by the tariff, with leather, raw material for shoes suffering a greater impact.
“I have now received the shoe sector, Abicalçados. It is an affected sector that wears a lot of labor. But, more affected than shoes, leather. Leather, more than 40% [da produção] It is for export, ”he said.
