Luciana Santos says that Brazil is still very dependent on the areas of Biology and Information Technology
Minister Luciana Santos (Science and Technology) said that US President Donald Trump (Republican Party) should have an impact on the country’s research and development. According to her, Brazil has great dependence on these areas.
“The fare has a direct and indirect impact, because we are very dependent, in general, in the area of biological, health. In information technology is very relevant”He said, quoted by the newspaper.
Santos stated that the government evaluates how to minimize the consequences for the sector. One of the suggestions made by the Ministry to the President (PT) was that the Big Techs is charged to CIDE (contribution of intervention in the economic domain).
“74% of our fund [o FNDCT (Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico)] Come from Cide. And Big Techs are not taxed by CIDE“, These.
“We are seeing within the logic of the Reciprocity Law, which was unanimously approved in Congress”He said.”This shows that there is a sense of sovereign reaction about the attack we are suffering.”
Trump signed a decree on Wednesday (30.Jul.2025) formalizing the 50% tariff on Brazilian products entering the country. This is the full and communication in and in.
The US government spared certain essential sectors of the US economy. 694 products were excluded from tariff.
Strategic items for the country’s industry, such as pulp, ores and fertilizers, were excluded from the measure. Other products, such as orange juice, oil, commercial aircraft and civil aviation materials, were exempt from the extra 40% rates, being subject to 10% only of the rate announced in April. Here is the complete with all items (PDF – 329 KB in Portuguese).
The statement says that the goal of tariffs is “dealing with recent policies, practices and actions of the Brazilian government that constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to national security, foreign policy and the economy of the United States”.
The text also cites “persecution, intimidation, harassment, censorship and politically motivated process”Against the former president (PL).
According to Luciana Santos, the role of the Bolsonaro family in the question “It is the most shameful that it can have ”. She quoted “false patriots”And said the licensed deputy (PL-SP)“Try to save the skin”From the father.
