S. Brazilian government He said on Wednesday, 2, that “assesses all the possibilities of work” against Importing definition package Subordinate USA. According to the announcement issued today before US President Donald Trumparound Brazil The average of 10 % will be on its imports, with some exceptions.
In a statement, the ministries of development, industry, trade and services (MDIC) And foreign relations (MreHe regretted the decision, highlighting the measure, as well as the other definitions that are already imposed on March 12 25 % on steel, aluminum and cars sectors As a “violation of American obligations towards the World Trade Organization (WTO)”.
According to the government, the tariff “will affect all Brazilian exports of goods to the United States.”
“The Brazilian government evaluates all the possibilities of work to ensure similar treatment in bilateral trade, including resorting to the World Trade Organization, in defense of legitimate national interests,” says in a statement.
The document highlights, based on data from US governmentThe country’s trade surplus with Brazil in 2024 was about $ 7 billion, goods. Add Goods and servicesThe surplus reached 28.6 billion dollars last year. “The third is the largest American trade surplus in the world,” says MDIC and ITAMARATY.
“Since the repeated American records and the important trade surplus in goods and services with Brazil over the past fifteen years, the total of 410 billion US dollars, the unilateral imposition of the linear fare by an additional 10 % on Brazil with the claim of the need to restore balance and” commercial commercial treatment “does not reflect the reality.”
with Identification of definitionsThe government also stated that, in the private sector, it would seek to defend the interests of national producers and that it will remain open for dialogue with the United States.
This Tuesday, the first, the Senate approved a draft law that allows the government Revenge against countries or blocs that impose commercial barriers in front of Brazilian products. The text is now analyzed by the house and the Brazil reaction should be strengthened.
