Minister says that meetings with the USA on tariffs will continue, but rejects including ethanol in the negotiation: 'Risk for the Northeast'

Minister Márcio Elias Rosa (Development, Industry and Foreign Trade) stated this Tuesday (7) that the Brazilian government continues to negotiate with North American authorities to avoid the imposition of new tariffs against Brazilian products by the Donald Trump administration.
According to the minister, technical teams from the two countries met this Tuesday and there is the expectation of a new hearing - this time with the US Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, - before an American decision on new tariffs against Brazil next week.
Márcio Elias Rosa declared that, although negotiations are ongoing, the Brazilian government rejects the idea of including Brazil's tariff reduction on North American ethanol on the negotiating table.
For the minister, making concessions in this regard This topic would represent a "risk" for the Northeast region, which has a strong presence of the sugar and alcohol industry.
The idea of negotiation was defended by Flávio Bolsonaro (RJ), PL's pre-candidate for President, in a statement sent to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).
For Flávio, the tariff relationship between the two countries regarding ethanol and sugar is "asymmetric" and the two countries can reach an agreement on zero tariffs.
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Currently, Brazil applies an 18% tariff on American ethanol. While the United States applies a basic rate of 2.5% on Brazilian ethanol.
According to Márcio Elias Rosa, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has already instructed his team to leave ethanol out of the negotiations.
"Never [make concessions on ethanol]. On the contrary, the government of Brazil, President Lula clearly defends that this issue of ethanol should not be dealt with in this negotiation and, moreover, should not be dealt with without us dealing with the issue of sugar, which is overtaxed in the USA", said the minister.
Without mentioning Flávio, Márcio Elias Rosa said he considers it a "pity" that some people defend the adoption of a parity regime between Brazilian and North American ethanol, facilitating the entry of US products into Brazil. ethanol in the Northeast of the country", added Márcio Elias Rosa.
Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, Márcio Elias Rosa, during the program "Good Morning, Minister", on EBC
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Flávio participated in a hearing
Earlier, this Tuesday, Flávio Bolsonaro participated, in Washington (USA), in a hearing promoted by the USTR on tariffs. The senator did not mention the issue of ethanol in his speech, which lasted about five minutes.
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The parliamentarian stated that this is the "worst time" for the imposition of tariffs against Brazil, mentioning the temporal proximity to the October elections. For Flávio, Lula could benefit if the measure is implemented by the Trump administration.
In his speech, Flávio also criticized the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and the PT administrations at Palácio do Planalto, attributing to Lula the factors cited by the USTR as reasons for applying new tariffs.
When asked about Flávia's participation in the hearing in Washington, Márcio Elias Rosa avoided making comments.
"I think we should focus now. The deadline is short, we must focus on what can give positive results for Brazil", he concluded.

Source: G1

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