The vice president and minister of development, industry, commerce and services, Geraldo Alckmin (PSB)said that will not participate and Meeting with United States authorities scheduled for this Friday (14) that should discuss tariffs on steel and Brazilian aluminum.
Even so, the meeting is still scheduled with his team.
According to Alckmin, there will be a deepening of work with the US in the coming days and weeks. The expectation is to resolve the impasse through dialogue.
He also mourned the 25% taxation of Brazilian products that was valid in the early hours of Wednesday (12).
The information about the meeting on Friday had been said by the Minister of the Civil House, Rui Costa, after an event at the Planalto Palace. At the time,.
“The president will only take a position after this meeting. It has this Friday meeting between Alckmin and US government representatives to discuss this issue. And the president decided only to take some position, some measure after this meeting, believing that he can reach the understanding, ”said the minister.
According to the US government, as, without exceptions or exemptions.
“According to their previous executive orders, a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum, without exception or exemptions, will take effect to Canada and all of our other trade partners at midnight on March 12,” White House spokesman Kush was in a statement to CNN.
and the market slice has never been so big.
In 2024, Americans bought US $ 4.677 billion (about R $ 27 billion) from Brazilian products from the “Steel and Iron” set. With the value, Brazil was the second largest supplier to the US.
In a joint note from the Ministries of Development, Industry, Commerce and Foreign Affairs, the Brazilian government lamented the decision and stated that, given the impact of the measure ,.
“In meetings already planned for the coming weeks, it will evaluate all possibilities of action in the field of foreign trade, with a view to counteracting the harmful effects of US measures, as well as defending legitimate national interests, including the World Trade Organization,” says the text.
