Vice President stressed that Brazil’s position is not ‘protectionism’ but to ‘protect industries and jobs’ in the domestic market
The Vice President of the Republic and Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, said on Monday (26), that the government called all anti-dumping and trade defense mechanisms to avoid a “flood” of imports from other countries, with the deviation of trade after US “tariff”. He did not directly cite, although this is the country with the highest potential for diversion of trade after the wave of protectionist tariffs adopted in the government of.
“With the issue of tariffs Agro benefits, but the industry needs to be aware not to flow everything in Brazil, we will get magnifies in imports, total commercial defense, otherwise it will be a flood of imported industrial products in Brazil,” he said. Alckmin stressed that Brazil’s position is not “protectionism” but from commercial defense, to “protect industries and jobs” in the domestic market. The vice president also stated that Brazil is not a “problem” for the US because there is surplus on the American side in the balance of trade in goods and services.
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Fernando Dias
