Government considered the content of the offensive statement with false information; Business in charge was at Itamaraty twice the same day
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned a second time on Wednesday (9.Jul.2025) the US embassy in Brazil, Gabriel Escobar, for further clarification on the US President’s offensive (Republican Party). Itamaraty wanted to confirm the authenticity of the statement in which Trump announced a surcharge to the Brazilian market of 50%.
Escobar was at the headquarters of Brazilian diplomacy in the early evening of Wednesday. The secretary of Europe and North America, the ambassador Maria Luisa Escorel, asked Escobar if the text addressed to the president (PT) released on social networks was true, as the Brazilian government had not yet officially received it. The person in charge confirmed the authenticity.
Escorel then told Escobar that Brazil was returning the letter because it considered it offensive, with untrue information and factual errors about the trade relationship between the 2 countries.
The US manager had already been in Itamaraty early in the early Thursday afternoon to provide explanations about an earlier note, also published by Trump, in defense of the former president (PL).
The US President had said in the previous text that and the opposition and classified the lawsuits against him as a “Witch hunt”. Also asked to “Leave Bolsonaro alone”.
In the Wednesday letter, Trump justifies the increase in tariffs because of the treatment that the Brazilian government gave Bolsonaro, whom he said “deeply”.
“The way Brazil treated former President Bolsonaro, a highly respected leader around the world during his term, including the United States, is an international shame.”these. “This judgment should not be happening. It’s a witch hunt that should finish immediately!”completed Trump.
50% tariffs will be valid from August 1, 2025. The measure is valid for all Brazilian products sent to the US.
Trump stated that the US government has concluded that it needs to move away from “Longtime and very unfair relationship”Caused by the tariff policy of commercial barriers in Brazil. According to the US president, US rates are far from reciprocal with the South American country.serious injustices of the current regime”And added: “Please understand that the number of 50% is much less than necessary to have the equality of conditions we need with your country”in reference to Lula.
The Republican said that if the Brazilian president increases the tariffs in retaliation, there will be an increase of equal proportion to the 50% announced on Wednesday.
“These rates are necessary to correct the many years of tariff policies and commercial barriers in Brazil, which cause these unsustainable commercial deficits against the United States.”said Trump.
The president of the United States said the negative commercial balance is a threat to the country’s national security. But data from (Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services) show that the relationship since 2009 has been deficient to Brazil and surplus for the US since 2009.
Trump asked the US commercial representative, Jamieson Greer, to start an investigation against Brazil for “continuous attacks from Brazil to digital commerce activities of US companies”.
