Brazil contests US investigation and calls for removal of 12.5% tariff on national products

Chancellor Mauro Vieira
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, sent a letter to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to contest the proposal to apply an additional tariff of 12.5% on Brazilian products.
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In the document, Itamaraty states that the conclusions of the American investigation are "erroneous", "arbitrary" and are not supported by the evidence presented by Brazil throughout the process.
The USTR is the body responsible for formulating US trade policy. It also conducts investigations into practices considered harmful to American trade and may recommend measures such as the imposition of tariffs.
The demonstration also reinforces the country's historical position that unilateral measures adopted under Section 301 - a provision of American trade law - are incompatible with the multilateral trading system.
"The issues raised in this investigation - covering domestic legal regimes and enforcement practices - would be better addressed through international cooperation and engagement, rather than punitive trade measures", says the signed document by Vieira.
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