Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC), Geraldo Alckmin, met on Thursday (7) with the US Embassy Business in Brazil, Gabriel Escobar. The meeting took place outside the agenda and the day after the 50% tariff entry into force on Brazilian products by the largest economy on the planet.
The meeting was held at the ministry building in Brasilia. However, neither the folder nor the US embassy detailed the content of the conversation. The MDIC only reported that the meeting dealt with bilateral relations between Brazil and the United States.
Amid negotiations on the tariff, Escobar is the main interlocutor of the US government in Brazil. So far, Donald Trump’s government has not designated an ambassador to the country after Elizabeth Bagley’s departure from office in January this year.
Before meeting with Alckmin, Escobar met with the president of the Senate Foreign Relations Commission, Nelsinho Trad (PSD-MS). After leaving the ministry, Escobar was in the House of Representatives, leaving the National Congress just.
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Since yesterday (6), the United States Rate at 50% part of imports of Brazilian products. According to MDIC, the maximum rate of 50% affects 35.9% of sales of Brazilian products to the United States, and 44.6% are on the list of exceptions and continue to pay 10% tariff.
Among the items that were not overwhelmed In the United States are orange juice, civilian aircraft, oil, vehicles and parts, fertilizers and energy products. However, exports of meat and coffee have been overwhelmed and pay 50%.
Currently, the Government concludes the contingency plan To help the sectors affected by the tariff. The date of presentation of the Provisional Measure has not yet been announced.
