It arrived April 2, which was called by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, “Liberation Day”Expecting an announcement of a series of mutual definitions of imported products.
According to the Republican government, this procedure will have a global and immediate impact. Brazil should not be excluded.
The movement occurs at a time when the exchanges between the two countries reached: Brazilian exports to the United States 40.3 billion US dollars In 2024, he presents the largest level in history, data from the federal government.
The imports were superior: 40.6 billion US dollars. With this, in the relationship, the United States had a trade surplus of $ 283 million – automatically, this was a deficit in Brazil.
According to the monitoring of the Brazilian trade, which was published every three months by AMCHAM Brasil, the source volume also reached unpublished levels, reaching 40.7 million tons from 9.9 % compared to 2023.
The main elements of the business schedule
The three main elements of the Brazil export schedule to the United States are: total oil or raw bituminian minerals, semi -transferred products and other initial forms of iron or steel and aircraft, including their parts.
Semi -solid products, including, already mired by the White House since March 12, with a 25 % tariff.
The main elements that were exported to the United States:
- Total oils (14 % of the export agenda)
- Semi -transferred products, alloys and other initial forms of iron or steel (8.8 %)
- Aircraft and other equipment, including their parts (6.7 %)
- Unbound coffee (4.7 %)
- Smart iron, spiegel, sponge iron, granules, iron powder, steel and logs (4.4 %)
In imports, the three main products are: engines, non -electric machines and parts, oils or bitumen (except for raw) and aircraft fuel oils, including their parts.
In negotiations with the White House, Brazilian diplomacy strengthens that Brazil has a trade deficit with the United States (that is, it buys more than it sells). Thus, there will be no tax context.
The main elements imported from the United States:
- Non -electric motors and machines, and their parts (except for piston engines and generators): 15 %
- Oil or bitumen oil fuel oils (except for total): 9.7 %
- Aircraft, including its parts: 4.9 %
- Other transformation industry products: 4.3 %
- Natural gas, liquefied or not: 4.1 %
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I told the sources CNN There is a lack of matching business schedules.
This may be the last long connection between the Brazilian government and the White House before “Tahrir’s Day” in Donald Trump.
Added to frustration is the publication of a A report issued by the US Trade Actor Office (USTR)-by Greer-on Commercial around the world, with a highlight of the protection policies that would.
This would give “justification” to an application Trump’s tariff.
The document highlighted the alleged commercial barriers in Brazil. It was the country Seventh With more pages for report (five) and also Seventh With a greater economic impact of the United States ($ 8 billion).
Among the alleged Brazilian barriers that the United States referred to is high rates, restrictions on the barriers and technical and healthy incentives that are manufactured for national content in government purchases.
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