With the tight deadline until the United States tariff comes into force and the scarcity of signaling that the 50% rate to Brazil should be reversed, Sérgio Longeon, president of FIESS (Federation of Industries of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul), evaluates to CNN that “all impacted sectors must redo their accounts, already putting this tariff in their products”.
“Looking for new market options” is one of the alternatives reinforced by the industrialist, noting that producers should consider “finding in the Brazilian market or near South America a condition to put these products.” Longen reported that Fiems has been advising in this regard to their affiliates.
“I understand that, increasingly, this is the direction, at least that’s what we are putting into account today. Also, we are not feeling any sign of the US government to review this rate until August 1,” said the entity’s president to CNN.
At the head of the White House, Donald Trump announced on July 9 that he would raise the rate applied against Brazilian products that enter the US to 50%. Not only the Republican, but its secretaries.
To ensure diplomatic foliago – with the government gaining time to negotiate conditions – and logistical – in order for exporters to be able to adapt to the coming reality.
“In my assessment, we could hardly get something other than the deadline for charging this fine, let’s say, because it can’t be considered a tax,” he pondered longon.
“And, in this condition, we have more, say, 90 days, we could somehow send to the American market what is already planned, that is, within the impacted sectors, in 90 days, we could clean some of this program done, because we have a contract throughout the chain and in this direction of expansion of time would be a solution that would somehow serve our claim.”
Negotiations
Looking at the government’s stance, the entrepreneur acknowledges that there is an attempt to advance in negotiations.
On Wednesday (23), Finance Minister Fernando Haddad stressed that.
“We are making reiterated contact attempts, but there is a concentration of information in the White House. [… Porém] They need two parts sitting to talk, you can’t advance something that doesn’t just depend on us. At no time do we give up talking, but need to have a reciprocal desire, “said the head of the economic team.
“We had good surprises compared to other countries in recent days, […] We can reach the date of 1st [de agosto] with some nod of possibility of agreement, “exclaimed the minister, referring to the US agreements with ,, and.
The president of Fiems says that the government has discussed with the business community some actions that could work in the US market, but points out that “political evaluation is still heavy on the agenda with the Brazilian federal government.”
“There is a very political bias on this subject, and then it is treated in a different way. I understand that we could be more aggressive in this condition, and then the minister [e vice-presidente Geraldo] Alckmin, or President Lula himself, seek a direct front in the US market, sit there, ordering an official agenda with the president [Trump] And seek to discuss this issue ahead, not on the basis of the message, on the letter there, a letter here, twitter here, twitter there, “said Longen.
