Following a meeting between President Lula and President Donald Trump in Malaysia, the Brazilian government formally formalized a proposed trade agreement with the United States. Itamaraty diplomats told Coram that the document was sent last Tuesday (April 11) to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), which is in charge of tariff negotiations.
U.S. Ambassador Jamison Greer, who represents U.S. trade interests, is expected to analyze the proposal. So far, the US government has not yet commented on Brazil’s priorities. The contents of the document will be treated as confidential.
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Nine days after the materials were sent, Prime Minister Mauro Vieira met with North American Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Canada on Thursday (11/13).
The conversation centered on the possibility of eliminating tariffs of up to 50% on Brazilian products and taxes that still apply to coffee and bananas, key items on the country’s export agenda.
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According to people familiar with the matter, Mr. Rubio expressed a desire to review trade barriers, but made progress in negotiations conditional on direct dialogue between Lula and President Donald Trump. A proposal for a meeting between the two leaders in December was tabled and received preliminary approval from both sides.
A phone conversation between Lula and Trump should take place by next Thursday (20th) to iron out details and decide on the format of future face-to-face talks, interlocutors said.
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