(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) – The Brazilian presidency has rejected the United States’ decision to impose 25% tariffs on certain Brazilian products and has expressed its intention to respond to these “illegal and arbitrarily imposed” tariffs. The administration of Donald Trump announced these new tariffs against Latin America’s largest economy following an investigation by the United States Trade Representative (USTR), based on a 1974 law. Brasilia has promised to implement “reciprocity” measures under a law passed by Parliament last year. “There is no justification for unilateral measures against our country,” responded the office of left-wing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a statement published on X.
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The presidency has committed to defending Brazil’s “sovereignty” and categorically rejected all “accusations” made by Washington regarding “alleged unfair trade practices adopted by Brazil.” The US investigation covers a wide range of issues, including efforts to combat corruption, protection of intellectual property, illegal deforestation, and judicial decisions aimed at countering misinformation on social media.
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“In Brazil, we will not give up protecting our families and children from the greed of a handful of techno-oligarchs. Freedom of expression is not a pass for criminality,” stated the Brazilian presidency. Just three months before the Brazilian presidential elections in October – in which Lula seeks re-election – the Brazilian government also pointed the finger, in its statement, at the family of former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022), who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for attempted coup.
The “deplorable outcome” of the US investigation “is part of a scenario built with the active collaboration of the Bolsonaro family,” the authorities claimed, denouncing the “false patriots.” Bolsonaro’s children had supported the tariffs imposed by Washington on Brazil last year, measures that were largely revoked afterward. This time, however, the eldest son of the former president, Flavio Bolsonaro – a presidential candidate against Lula – had asked the United States to withdraw the tariffs, arguing that it would favor his rival’s electoral prospects. Red-Fla-
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