THE United States Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, said the rates to Brazilian products scheduled to start on August 1 will not be postponed. Products imported from Brazil by USA will be taxed by 50%.
THE Affirmation was made on Sunday (27) during an interview of the secretary to the program Fox News Sunday.
“Surely there will be no further extensions, there will be no more [período de] needy. The rates are scheduled for August 1st. We will put the customs to start collecting the money, “he said.
Lutnick stated that the President Donald Trump will be open to “negotiating and talking to the big economies”. He, however, has considered that such conversations may bump into difficulty.
“Obviously, after August 1, people will still be able to talk to President Trump. He is always willing to listen. Until then, I think the president will talk to many people. If they can make him happy is another issue,” he added.
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On July 9, US President Donald Trump sent a letter to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in which announces the imposition of a 50% rate on all Brazilian exports to the American country from August 1st.
In the document, Trump says he adopted the measure on the grounds that former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is a defendant in the Supreme Court (STF) for attempted coup d’état, would be suffering political persecution.
The United States too They began an internal investigation against Brazil’s commercial practices that they supposedly consider “unfair”. Among them, the pix.
Trump’s government also revoked the visas of Minister Alexandre de Moraesyour family members and “allies in the court”.
Last Friday (25), President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva He said he is open to negotiating with Trump and said the president of the United States was induced to believe “in a lie”. Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, who is also Minister of Industry, Commerce and Service, and Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira leads initiatives to a diplomatic solution with the US country. The government also created a committee to discuss the taxes with the Brazilian productive sector.
