According to the vice president, the conversation with Meta, Google, Amazon, Apple, Visa and Expedia was ‘profitable’: ‘They brought as legal certainty guidelines, technological innovation, regulatory environment’
The vice president and minister of industry, said on Tuesday (29), that the contingency plan prepared by the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) should only be discussed if it is “consummated”. The 50% rate begins from Friday (1st), according to the United States government.
“The contingency plan that is being well worked should only be discussed if the question of 50%consummated. We will not fade, we will work permanently to prevent this from happening,” said the vice president. Alckmin stated that the government is working for the rate defined by the president of the United States, being reduced to all sectors. The White House reconsider coffee, cocoa and other agricultural products, but without mentioning Brazil.
“We are working so that the decrease in the rate is for everyone. There is no justification for you to have a 50% rate for a country that is a great buyer of you, where you have a surplus trade balance,” said Alckmin, who said he intends to advance “in all convergences” with the United States.
On Tuesday, Alckmin met with representatives of Google, Google, Amazon, Apple, Visa and Expedia. According to him, the conversation was “profitable,” and a table was opened to talk about the big tech claims. “They brought as legal certainty guidelines, technological innovation, regulatory environment. It was a good meeting, other government agencies participated because this is a agenda that involves not only the executive branch, but the legislature and the judiciary,” said Alckmin.
The vice president also said that the Brazilian government should not be in a hurry to regulate the big techs, and initially it is necessary to analyze how the theme is treated in other countries. Created two weeks ago, the Interministerial Committee on Economic and Commercial Trading and Contrameters, under Alckmin’s leadership, held meetings with dozens of representatives of the productive sector, union leaders and members of Brazilian diplomacy.
The Economic Reciprocity Law (Law 15.122/25) establishes criteria for the suspension of commercial concessions, investments and obligations related to intellectual property rights in response to unilateral measures adopted by a country or economic bloc that negatively impact Brazilian international competitiveness.
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Carol Santos
