In an article published today (14) in the newspaper The New York Times With the title Brazilian democracy and sovereignty are non -negotiable, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva countered the arguments of US President Donald Trump about the tariff imposed on Brazilian products by the United States.
Lula stressed that in the last 15 years, the United States have registered a $ 410 billion surplus in business relations with Brazil. He also said that there are no excesses in the charges of tariffs by Brazil and that approximately 75% of exports to the United States to Brazil are tax -free.
The Brazilian president defended multilateralism as the best path to relations between countries, He pointed to the favorable numbers to the United States in the trade balance between the two countries and said the decision to tax Brazilian products is politics.
In dealing with the issue as politics, Lula made a strong defense of Brazilian sovereignty and the judiciary.
He criticized Trump’s accusations of persecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro- sentenced to 27 years in jail for plotting a coup d’état – as the regulatory efforts of the so -called Big Techslarge technology companies in the United States.
Another point defended by President Lula was the implementation of the Digital Payment System, Pix, which made it possible to include thousands of citizens and companies in the country. In addition to facilitating transactions and stimulating the economy.
The Amazon was another theme addressed by the Brazilian in the article, recalling that in the last two years the rate of reduction of deforestation has fallen in half and that last year, the Brazilian police seized millions of dollars used in criminal schemes against the environment.
Finally, President Lula reaffirmed the willingness of Brazil to negotiate the theme of tariffs with the United States, recalled that the two countries have had relations for over 200 years, and ideological differences cannot harm the joint work of the two nations.
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