(FOLHAPRESS) - After the US government's decision to apply a new tariff against Brazil, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, blamed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) for the new 25% sanction on Brazilian products announced by the USTR (Office of the US Trade Representative).
Rubio says Brazil was taxed 25% because Lula did not negotiate with the US in good faith
(FOLHAPRESS) - After the US government's decision to apply a new tariff against Brazil, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, blamed President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) for the new 25% sanction on Brazilian products announced by the...
Over the last year, Lula has put his own ego ahead of making a deal for the well-being of the Brazilian people, and these tariffs are the price for that," says Rubio. The new 25% tariff on Brazilian products was announced on Wednesday night (15) and should be implemented on July 22nd.
- The surcharge will be applied under Section 301, a trade law that authorizes the United States to retaliate against countries whose policies or practices are considered unfair.
- The investigation began in July last year, as one of the measures announced by the republican in reaction to what he classified as a "witch hunt" against former president Jair Bolsonaro...
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On social media, Rubio wrote that "President Lula and his government did not negotiate with the US in good faith." "His economic policies are bad for Americans and bad for Brazilians. Over the last year, Lula has put his own ego ahead of making a deal for the well-being of the Brazilian people, and these tariffs are the price for that," says Rubio.
The new 25% tariff on Brazilian products was announced on Wednesday night (15) and should be implemented on July 22nd. The surcharge will be applied under Section 301, a trade law that authorizes the United States to retaliate against countries whose policies or practices are considered unfair.
The investigation began in July last year, as one of the measures announced by the republican in reaction to what he classified as a "witch hunt" against former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL).
Rubio met with senator and pre-candidate Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) at the end of May this year, on the same trip that the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) was with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Flávio returned to the US to participate in a hearing on section 301, which heard mostly from the private sector. He asked the Americans not to tax Brazil.
According to a senior American government official, Flávio did not meet with senior USTR representatives, such as trade representative Jamieson Greer, nor other high-ranking members.
US threatens to expand sanctions if Brazil retaliates 25% tariff
The American government stated that it may adopt new measures if Brazil applies the Reciprocity Law in response to the 25% surcharge on Brazilian products, which comes into force on July 22