Text was approved by Congress in less than a week in reaction to Donald Trump’s “tariff”, which taxed Brazilian products imported in 10%
The President (PT) must sanction what authorizes Brazil to adopt the so -called tariff and environmental reciprocity in trade with other countries by Friday (4.br.2025). O Pele on Wednesday (2.ab.2025) in symbolic vote, when there is no individual registration of the votes.
The bill had been approved by the Senate on Tuesday (1st.br.2025) with 70 votes in favor and none against. Speed in approval is a reaction to “Tariff” Confirmed by US President Donald Trump (Republicans) this Wednesday. The plateau treats the sanction of the text as a priority. Only the so -called Congress autographs expects an official document with the text approved by the Congress to be filed with the Presidency.
The American has announced one for all imported Brazilian products. It is the same level that Trump claims that Brazil charges US goods.
The Lula government lamented the decision and said it will defend Brazilian producers. In the Ministries of Development, Industry, Trade and Services and Foreign Relations, the government said “All possibilities of action” and said “ensuring reciprocity in bilateral trade”. He also cited the possibility of appealing at the WTO (World Trade Organization). Read the statement (PDF – 153 kb).
Faced with the lack of a more robust legislative framework to face a global trade war, the government began to support the bill, which was reported in the Senate by Senator Tereza Cristina (PP-MS), former minister of agriculture of the Bolsonaro government.
The original text () focused on environmental reciprocity. It forced countries interested in selling their products to Brazil to comply with the same Brazilian environmental criteria, as in the emission of polluting gases.
The increase in tariffs announced by Trump, however, made the project gain strength and receive modifications to include tariff reciprocity.
From the text, it will be up to the CAMEX (Foreign Trade Chamber) Strategic Council to decide whether to be contracted at different spheres (restriction on imports of goods and services; suspension of commercial concessions, investment and obligations related to intellectual property rights).
The project determines that the contracted “They should be, as far as possible, proportional to the economic impact caused by actions.”
It also establishes the conduct of diplomatic consultations coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to analyze the impacts of the contracted.
Must undergo public consultations. Camex, however, will be allowed to adopt provisional counteles, exceptionally.
