The US plans to impose a 25% tariff on some Brazilian imports, after a yearlong investigation concluded that the country had engaged in “unfair” trade practices.
United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer announced the measures late Wednesday in a statement, saying their investigation concluded Brazilian policies harm the interests of Americans with practices relating to digital trade, unfair preferential tariffs, ethanol market access and other areas.
“President Lula and his government have not negotiated with the US in good faith,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X. “His economic policies are bad for Americans and bad for Brazilians. For the past year, Lula has put his own ego ahead of making a deal for the welfare of the Brazilian people, and these tariffs are the price for that.”
The tariffs, first proposed last month, will go into effect on July 22.
Exemptions apply to some goods that could disrupt supply chains and that are not produced in the US, a notice shared by the Office of the USTR said. This includes certain raw materials, pharmaceuticals, coffee, among others.
