In race against Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro lobbies Washington to delay Brazil tariff
Flavio Bolsonaro says a 180-day pause would give Brazil time to negotiate and avoid a tariff fight that he argues could aid President Lula.
- On Monday, Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Washington to urge the Trump administration to delay a proposed 25% tariff on Brazilian goods until after the country's October election.
- The Trump administration proposed tariffs in June over alleged trade violations, including illegal deforestation and unfair electronic payment practices, shortly after the senator met with senior U.S. officials.
- Arguing that tariffs "would hand the current Brazilian government precisely the political victory it has been engineering," Senator Bolsonaro proposed a 180-day suspension before any decision on the levies.
- Responding to the request, Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote that U.S. officials "continue to have substantial differences in resolving the issues," signaling little progress toward compromise.
- The United States has until July 15 to decide on Section 301 tariffs, while Bolsonaro wrote that Brazil's political landscape will be redefined within roughly ninety days before the October election.
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Flávio Bolsonaro urges Washington to delay Brazil tariffs until after October vote
Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the leading right-wing presidential hopeful, asked Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday to postpone until after the October elections a 25% tariff that the United States is considering imposing on Brazilian goods. He made the request during a public hearing before the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) in Washington.
In April last year Trump promulgated a series of generalized customs tariffs that changed the world trade landscape.
The senator defended a negotiation between the countries in the audience. Next to Eduardo Bolsonaro, he repeated the argument that the surcharge would strengthen Lula
A few days after the start of the party conventions, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ)'s trip to the United States takes place in the midst of increasing pressure within the PL itself. While the senator participates on Tuesday in a public hearing on the American proposal to overtax Brazilian products and fulfills political commitments in Washington, state leaders, parliamentarians and pre-candidates demand the delay to define candidatures, arbitrate loca…
Flavio Bolsonaro urges Trump to delay proposed tariffs on Brazil until after October polls - The Tribune
Flavio Bolsonaro, a Brazilian presidential hopeful and the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, has urged the administration of US President Donald Trump to postpone proposed tariffs on Brazilian goods until after Brazil's October election, as he seeks to counter accusations by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that his family was responsible for prompting the move, Al Jazeera reported.
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