Writing in The Washington Post, President Lula criticized recent U.S. tariff
pressure on Brazil. He said negotiations and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling
annulled the initial tariff measures introduced in July last year, but in July
this year the U.S. imposed new tariffs of 12.5%–37.5%. Lula called the new
unfair duties and a strategic error, saying they harm the U.S. economy and the
bilateral partnership and will, over the medium to long term, disrupt highly
integrated supply chains as Brazilian firms replace U.S. suppliers with other
partners.
