April 2 is arrived, which has been called by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, “Liberation Day”expecting an announcement of a series of reciprocal tariffs to imported products.
. And Brazil should not be left out.
The movement happens at a time when the exchanges between countries break records: Brazilian exports to the United States totaled US $ 40.3 billion In 2024, the largest level in history, show data from the federal government.
The imports were superior: US $ 40.6 billion. With this, in the relationship, the United States had a commercial surplus of US $ 283 million – automatically, this was the deficit of Brazil.
According to the Brazilian Trade Monitor, published quarterly by Amcham Brasil, the exported volume also reached unpublished levels, with 40.7 million tons-growth of 9.9% compared to 2023.
Main Items of the agenda
The three main items of Brazil’s export agenda to the United States are: gross oil or raw bituminous minerals, semi-finished products and other primary forms of iron or steel and aircraft, including their parts.
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Main items exported to the US:
- Gross oil oils (14% of the export agenda)
- Semi-finished products, ingots and other primary forms of iron or steel (8.8%)
- Aircraft and other equipment, including its parts (6.7%)
- Coffee not toasted (4.7%)
- Snide iron, spiegel, sponge iron, granules and iron or steel powder and lugas (4.4%)
In imports, the three main products are: non -electrical engines and machines and parts, oil or bituminous (except raw) and aircraft fuel oils, including their parts.
. Thus, there would be no context for taxation.
Main items imported from the US:
- Non -electrical engines and machines, and their parts (except piston engines and generators): 15%
- Oil or Bituminous Mineral Fuel Oils (except gross): 9.7%
- Aircraft, including its parts: 4.9%
- Other transformation industry products: 4.3%
- Natural gas, liquefied or not: 4.1%
Trading
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Sources told CNN that there was a mismatch of agendas.
This would possibly be the last tall contact between the Brazilian government and the White House before Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day”.
It added to frustrations to spread one.
This would give “justification” to apply the Trump’s tariff.
The document highlighted alleged commercial barriers in Brazil. The country was the seventh with more pages dedicated to the report (five) and also seventh with greater economic impact estimated to the US ($ 8 billion).
Among the alleged Brazilian barriers pointed out by the US are high rates, restrictions on remanufactured, technical and sanitary barriers and incentives for national content in government purchases.
