Trump's tariff puts the Economic Reciprocity Law back into debate The Brazilian government heard from United States authorities that the industrial goods, chemical, aerospace and automotive sectors should have tariffs zeroed for American companies so that Donald Trump's government could at least consider reducing the new tariff against Brazil. The proposal was added to the demands presented in other previous meetings by the US to the Brazilian government, such as: zeroing the ethanol tariff; not regulating digital platforms; and include PIX in negotiations. The assessment of a wing at Palácio do Planalto is that this proposal was “unworthy” of negotiation and “unacceptable”. According to these assistants, if Brazil agreed to give in to the United States' requests, the impact on the Brazilian economy would be greater than that caused by the new taxes - which will impact 18% of Brazilian exports to the USA, according to the government's initial calculation. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, and the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in a meeting at the White House, in Washington RICARDO STUCKERT/DISCLOSURE The Americans' decision to impose a new tax on Brazilian products generated a dispute over responsibility for the new "tariff". While the opposition says that there were failures in the negotiation and blames President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), members of the government argue that the determination has an "ideological" and "political" character. The measure comes into force on July 22. According to a survey by Brazilian diplomacy, more than 30 contacts have been made since the announcement of the original tariff. Conversations took place by telephone, videoconference and in-person meetings, at presidential, ministerial and technical levels. For Lula government interlocutors, the American State Department should not give room to move forward in negotiations throughout the year with an eye on Brazil's elections. Planalto, however, will continue, in the words of a negotiator, trying to maintain an open channel of dialogue with a focus on reducing the impacts on the affected sectors. The Brazilian government's strategy, in this sense, will be to take the next steps, "not letting emotions take over" and "keeping an eye on the American actors". A Brazilian negotiator claims that all the United States wants are arguments to be used against Brazil at this moment.