Federation follows USTR report that proposes taxation on Brazilian items after commercial investigation
The (Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo) stated this Tuesday (June 2, 2026) that it follows with “deep concern” the preliminary report released by the USTR (Office of the United States Trade Representative), which proposes a broad list of Brazilian products. The federation assessed that the measure could have negative impacts on trade relations between countries and Brazil’s competitiveness.
In a note, Fiesp defended a “quick and firm” from the Brazilian government to avoid confirming the tariffs before the final decision by the North American government, scheduled for July. According to the president of Fiesp, Paulo Skaf, the negotiations conducted so far by business diplomacy have contributed to the exclusion of some products from the preliminary list, but there is still a risk of damage to Brazilian exports. Leia a (PDF – 202 KB).
“Business diplomacy has played an important role in negotiating the exclusions from a list of products so far. At this time, however, rapid and firm action by the Brazilian government is essential to avoid confirming serious losses to the country’s exports before the final decision, expected in July”, said Skaf.
The demonstration was announced after the government of the President of the United States, Donald Trump (Republican Party), presented a proposal for a 25% tariff against Brazilian products based on an investigation conducted under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Law. The USTR report cites topics such as Pix, digital trade, preferential tariffs, combating corruption, intellectual property protection, access to the ethanol market and illegal deforestation as targets of the investigation.
The USTR scheduled a public hearing for July 6 and set a deadline of July 15 for Brazil to present responses to the North American complaints. The final decision on whether to adopt the tariffs will rest with President Donald Trump.
Fiesp stated that it will continue to collaborate with Brazilian authorities and that it will continue to act through business diplomacy to try to reverse the proposed measures or reduce their impacts on the national economy.
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