Tim Kaine says, however, that he needs to wait for the White House to send to Congress the justification of the measure
The Senator (Democrat Virginia) said on Tuesday (29.Jul.2025), after meeting with Brazilian senators in Washington, who intends to contest those imposed by the President of the United States (Republican Party) to Brazil.
Kaine, however, said that in order to make the contestation, the White House must send a communication to the congress by legally justifying the measure, which has not been done so far.
“As soon as the White House sends the communication to Congress about the legal justification for this, if it is an emergency statement, I will contest it immediately, because it is not an emergency. But I can only do that after they [a Casa Branca] Send communication to the Senate, which have not yet done”, To journalist Raquel Krähenbühl, correspondent of TV Globo.
The trip of 8 Brazilian congressmen to the US follows a practical effect near the null. In addition to Kaine, the Brazilian delegation met with 6 other Democratic senators and 1 Republican, Thom Tillis (North Carolina), who, however, is anti-Trump and has no access to the White House. Tillis recently from the US President.
Brazilian politicians also went to the newsroom of the digital newspaper “What has been the target of Trump’s criticism.”
Entourage
The mission of congressmen has official activities until Wednesday (30.Jul). Integrate the entourage:
Tariffs Announcement
Trump a letter for Brazil announcing a 50% rate on Brazilian products. He shared the text through his profile on Truth Social, communicating the president (PT) about his decision. It cites, among other reasons, the judgment in the (Supreme Court) for attempted coup d’état of the former president (PL).
