THE Finance Minister Fernando Haddad classified the statement of US President Donald Trump as open to receiving a call from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, classified as “great”..
When leaving the ministry, this Friday (1st) at night, Haddad said the Brazilian government is also willing to talk to the US representative.
“I think it’s great [a declaração de Trump]. And the reciprocal, I’m sure it’s true. As I said before, it is very important to prepare this conversation, ”said Haddad.
According to the minister, meeting next week with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessenthas no fixed date yet.
Haddad, however, said the meeting is important to prepare the conversation between Lula and Trump and repeated that the Brazil never left the negotiation table.
“There is still no fixed date. I think the meeting [minha] With Bessent is very important. We understand that trade relations should not be affected by politics. We are working to approach, reestablish the negotiation table, perhaps to have a face -to -face meeting, ”said Haddad.
Haddad stated that, in addition to dealing with negotiations on the 50% tariff on Brazilian productsthe Encounter with Bessent will help clarify some points about the MAGNITSKY LAW, used by the United States to apply sanctions against the Supreme Court Minister (STF) Alexandre de Moraes.
“The meeting is very important because, among other things, it is under the scoring of the Secretary of Treasury the law that disciplines this thing of authorities current accounts. Even for this reason, it is worth this conversation with Bessent before to clarify how the Brazilian judiciary works. There is a lot of misinformation circulating on the subject,” added Haddad.
Earlier, in the White House, Trump said President Lula can call him “whenever he wants”. Trump also said that “love the people of Brazil”, but said that “the people who are commanding Brazil did the wrong thing.” He did not announce measures.
