The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, is expected to meet this Tuesday with the American Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on the sidelines of the summit of G7 countries, in the Canadian city of Niagara. Still without official confirmation, the meeting takes place amid the Brazilian government’s attempt to put an end to the tariffs imposed by the United States and the sanctions applied against Brazilian citizens — including Federal Supreme Court (STF) minister Alexandre de Moraes, included in the list of punishments under the allegation of persecution of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
The initiative is the latest stage in a sensitive negotiation that began with a brief meeting between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump, in September, behind the scenes of the UN General Assembly, in New York. Days later, the two spoke again on the phone and later met in Malaysia, when Lula defended the normalization of economic and political relations between the two countries.
The central point of the impasse is the 50% surcharge on Brazilian products — such as steel, aluminum, shoes and ethanol — imposed under the argument of unfair competition. The measures are in addition to the investigation opened by the United States based on Section 301, a legal tool that allows the adoption of unilateral sanctions in cases of “unfair trade practices”. Among the White House’s targets are the registration of medicine patents, the import tariffs charged by Brazil on industrialized products, the treatment given to large American internet companies and even Pix, used as a payment method in the country.
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The Lula government considers the sanctions disproportionate and insists on their repeal. In recent statements, the president stated that Brazil “does not accept political punishments disguised as economic measures” and defended a review of tariffs “in the name of good faith in international relations”. Five days ago, Lula warned that, if there is no progress, he will speak directly to Trump again to try to unlock dialogue.
The choice of the G7 — a group formed by Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, with the European Union participating as a bloc — as the setting for the conversation between Vieira and Rubio reinforces the political weight of the agenda. The expectation is that, with the new meeting between the heads of diplomacy of the two countries, technical negotiations can move forward.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, is expected to meet this Tuesday with the American Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on the sidelines of the summit of G7 countries, in the Canadian city of Niagara. Still without official confirmation, the meeting takes place amid the Brazilian government’s attempt to put an end to the tariffs imposed by the United States and the sanctions applied against Brazilian citizens — including Federal Supreme Court (STF) minister Alexandre de Moraes, included in the list of punishments under the allegation of persecution of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
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The initiative is the latest stage in a sensitive negotiation that began with a brief meeting between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump, in September, behind the scenes of the UN General Assembly, in New York. Days later, the two spoke again on the phone and later met in Malaysia, when Lula defended the normalization of economic and political relations between the two countries.
The central point of the impasse is the 50% surcharge on Brazilian products — such as steel, aluminum, shoes and ethanol — imposed under the argument of unfair competition. The measures are in addition to the investigation opened by the United States based on Section 301, a legal tool that allows the adoption of unilateral sanctions in cases of “unfair trade practices”. Among the White House’s targets are the registration of medicine patents, the import tariffs charged by Brazil on industrialized products, the treatment given to large American internet companies and even Pix, used as a payment method in the country.
The Lula government considers the sanctions disproportionate and insists on their repeal. In recent statements, the president stated that Brazil “does not accept political punishments disguised as economic measures” and defended a review of tariffs “in the name of good faith in international relations”. Five days ago, Lula warned that, if there is no progress, he will speak directly to Trump again to try to unlock dialogue.
The choice of the G7 — a group formed by Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, with the European Union participating as a bloc — as the setting for the conversation between Vieira and Rubio reinforces the political weight of the agenda. The expectation is that, with the new meeting between the heads of diplomacy of the two countries, technical negotiations can move forward.
