Brazilian Leaders Call for Continued Dialogue Following Lula and Trump Phone Call
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- CNN Brasil
- Folha de S.Paulo
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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and President Donald Trump held a phone conversation on Friday, February 21, lasting nearly one and a half hours to discuss tariffs applied to Brazilian products. According to the Palácio do Planalto, Trump agreed to a new meeting to discuss these tariffs, and Lula stated that Trump acknowledged some of the arguments used to justify the surcharges were incorrect. A new round of negotiations via videoconference is scheduled for next week between U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Secretary Executive Márcio Elias Rosa.
São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas defended the maintenance of dialogue between the two nations, stating that negotiation cannot cease. While he noted that two thirds of Brazilian products are on exception lists, he emphasized that one third of products, including machinery, equipment, and timber, remain affected. This position follows previous criticisms from the governor regarding the federal government's handling of the trade crisis.
Ricardo Alban, president of the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), also praised the conversation and urged for a technical solution to the tariff hikes. Alban noted that current tariffs penalize over 4,000 Brazilian products and impact approximately 30 percent of exports to the U.S. totaling 12.4 billion dollars in affected sales. Specifically, 3,985 products are subject to a double additional tariff of 37.5 percent.
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- Both center-leaning sources framed the event as a necessary step toward diplomatic and technical resolution of trade tensions.
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