The vice president and minister of Industry, Commerce and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, announced on Monday (14) that the Brazilian government will gather the productive sector this week to discuss 50% tariffs by the United States to Brazilian products, under President Donald Trump.
The first round of conversations will be held on Tuesday (15), at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC). In the morning, at 10am, representatives of the industry will be heard, and in the afternoon, at 14h, of agribusiness. According to the minister, this is only the initial stage of a joint articulation between the government and the private initiative, which will also include US companies and entities.
“President Lula has created a working committee, graduated from MDIC, Civil House, Ministry of Finance and Foreign Ministry. The first task is to talk to the private sector. We will work together to reverse this totally inadequate issue,” said Alckmin.

“We call the entities and some companies directly impacted. This will not be limited to tomorrow, this is the first conversation. We will continue this work.”
Alckmin pointed out that an agenda with American companies and bilateral entities will also be scheduled to press a revision of the Trump administration’s decision.
“It is evident that American companies will also be hit. Let’s talk to them and the Brazil-Eua Trade entities. There is a chain integration. Let’s act together.”
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“No proposal on tax rate”
The minister refuted versions that circulated on alleged requests from the Brazilian government by extension of the deadline or trading of rates: “No provenance. The government has not requested any extension of the deadline and made no proposal about tax rate. We are listening to the most involved sectors, so that the private sector also participates and mobilizes its partners in the US.
Alckmin also countered the argument used by the Trump administration that tariffs would be justified by commercial imbalances. According to him, there is no relevant Brazilian surplus over the US, and the tariff relationship is, in many cases, favorable to Americans.
“Of the 10 products that the United States most export to Brazil, 8 have zero tariff,” he said.