Senator Nelsinho Trad (PSD-MS) said on Wednesday (30) that the SENATOR ENTRY Which went to the United States to discuss the Trump government’s rates on Brazilian products managed to open dialogue channels with authorities in that country. 50% rates on Brazilian products exported to the United States are scheduled to take effect on August 1, next Friday. 
Trad, who chairs the collegiate and also the Senate Foreign Relations Commission (CRE), said that The group was received by nine American parliamentarians – eight Democrats and a Republican – and who has managed to convey to the authorities the message about the need to maintain the negotiations, and warns of the losses that the United States will have the taxation.
“We have no way to negotiate because we are not the executive, we are from the legislature. What we did was open channels and ways so that this relationship could be oil and, thus, facilitating new dialogue negotiations,” said the senator during a news conference in Washington, American capital.
The mission was sent with the objective of distinguishing the relationship with the United States in the parliamentary scope. Yesterday (29), the group met with representatives of the Brazilian Embassy and with businessmen.
In addition to Trad, Senators Tereza Cristina (PP-MS), Astronaut Marcos Pontes (PL-SP), Rogério Carvalho (PT-SE), Jaques Wagner (PT-BA), Carlos Viana (Somos-MG), Fernando Farias (MDB-AL) and Esperidião Amin (PP-SC).
This Wednesday (30), a meeting with representatives of the Americas Society/Council of the Americas, an entity that brings together leaders of civil society and the business sector focusing on the strengthening of inter-American relations is planned. A manifesto of US business entities is expected to be released in support of a negotiated solution.
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What is the tariff?
On July 9, Trump announced additional 50% tariffs About all products imported from Brazil, from August 1st. The White House chief cites an alleged “unfair” relationship in trade relations between the two countries, although Brazil has been a commercial deficit with the US for 17 years.
In a letter that announces the measures, the US President also cites among his motivations the restrictions imposed by the Brazilian Justice to US digital platforms And the lawsuit for attempted coup against former President Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of the Trump administration.
US authorities still opened investigation against the Brazilian payment system Pix Because they consider it possible “unfair” market practice, which would undermine US and Mastercard’s US Credit Machine Flags, as well as the Meta Technology Giant Whatsapp Pay.
