{"id":99181,"date":"2026-07-17T21:25:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/?p=99181"},"modified":"2026-07-17T21:25:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:25:26","slug":"u-s-tariffs-hit-11bn-in-exports-deepen-brazil-trade-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/murray.adv.br\/en\/u-s-tariffs-hit-11bn-in-exports-deepen-brazil-trade-slump\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. tariffs hit $11bn in exports, deepen Brazil trade slump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About 3,000 products face additional levies of up to 37.5% as bilateral flows have already fallen 13% this year<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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New U.S. tariffs will leave Brazil facing some of the toughest restrictions on access to the American market, affecting about 3,000 products and more than $11 billion in industrial and agricultural exports, said the American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil, known as Amcham Brasil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The U.S. surcharge on Brazilian exports could now reach 37.5%, the chamber estimates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Amcham also warned that the tariff increase could deepen the contraction in bilateral trade, which has already fallen 13% this year, while weighing on investment flows between the two countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The new 25% tariff takes effect next Wednesday (22)<\/a>, and stems from an investigation conducted under Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act. The provision allows Washington to impose sanctions on countries it considers to be acting against U.S. interests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In Brazil\u2019s case, the U.S. government claims that Pix, the country\u2019s instant-payment system, harms American payment companies and that Brazilian authorities tolerate corruption. Washington has also criticized Supreme Court rulings involving U.S. technology companies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sector impact<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Economists and foreign-trade specialists do not expect the latest tariffs to have a significant impact on Brazil\u2019s economy as a whole. The consequences for individual industries, however, could be substantial, forcing companies to adapt and diversify their markets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Experts have also urged the Brazilian government to respond cautiously because of the dispute\u2019s political dimensions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Manufacturers, whose exports to the U.S. were already declining sharply, are bracing for an even more difficult environment. Concern is particularly acute among industries whose products had previously been exempt but will now face tariffs, including dissolving pulp.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Paper, wood panels, medium-density fiberboard, particleboard and laminate flooring will also be affected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Several major industries escaped the new levies, largely after their U.S. customers persuaded the administration that tariffs would be damaging. Exemptions were granted for pig iron and agricultural products including coffee, orange juice, beef, honey and seafood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The U.S. government\u2019s decision reflects the importance of those Brazilian goods to domestic supplies. Tariffs could have increased costs and added to inflationary pressure for American consumers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said Brazil would invoke its Reciprocity Law \u201cat the appropriate time\u201d and provide support to the affected industries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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During the Section 301 investigation, the U.S. government sought the complete opening of Brazil\u2019s chemicals market, Industry, Trade and Services Minister M\u00e1rcio Elias Rosa said. Washington also requested the elimination of tariffs on industrial goods and access to Brazil\u2019s automotive market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The U.S. additionally sought an agreement restricting investments in critical minerals and rare earths by \u201cnon-market-oriented actors\u201d and \u201cforeign entities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe obviously and clearly rejected any demand that could put at risk or violate the national interest, as is the case with Pix, or that could cause serious damage or losses to Brazilian industry,\u201d Elias Rosa said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Brazilian government presented its \u201cnegotiable and non-negotiable\u201d positions at every meeting with U.S. officials, the minister added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Alckmin and Elias Rosa spoke at a press conference also attended by Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, Finance Minister Dario Durigan, Environment Minister Jo\u00e3o Paulo Capobianco, Central Bank Chair Gabriel Galipolo and National Justice Secretary Maria Rosa Loula.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Diplomatic clash<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Vieira pushed back against remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio targeting President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rubio blamed the tariffs on the Brazilian government\u2019s conduct toward the United States.\u00a0In a post on X<\/a>, he said Lula had \u201cput his own ego ahead of making a deal for the welfare of the Brazilian people, and these tariffs are the price for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Vieira said Rubio had attacked \u201cthe head of state of a friendly country in a crude and arrogant manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He argued that what troubled the U.S. government was Brazil\u2019s refusal \u201cto bow\u201d to \u201cexcessive ambitions and unreasonable demands\u201d during the Section 301 investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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By publicly endorsing President Donald Trump\u2019s decision, Rubio signaled that the White House intends to pursue a maximum-pressure strategy. The aim is to force the Brazilian government to make concessions on fiscal, environmental, digital and intellectual-property issues before the U.S. market is reopened more broadly to Brazilian exports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The U.S. decision has also become ammunition for Brazil\u2019s leading presidential hopefuls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President Lula\u2019s Workers\u2019 Party stepped up its attacks on Senator Fl\u00e1vio Bolsonaro of Rio de Janeiro, the Liberal Party\u2019s likely presidential candidate. Party members used the term \u201cTariFl\u00e1vio\u201d on social media in an effort to associate the new tariffs with the Bolsonaro family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fl\u00e1vio Bolsonaro, meanwhile, sought to portray the announcement as the result of inaction by the Brazilian government. He called Lula the \u201cBrazilian Biden,\u201d referring to former U.S. President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Other prospective candidates, including Romeu Zema of the New Party, Ronaldo Caiado of the Social Democratic Party and Renan Santos of the Mission Party, sought to blame both Lula and Fl\u00e1vio Bolsonaro for the dispute.<\/p>\n

*By\u00a0Valor\u00a0\u2014 Bras\u00edlia, S\u00e3o Paulo, Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n

Source: Valor International<\/p>\n

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