President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) spoke on open TV on the night of Thursday (17). The pronouncement occurs after the tariff imposed by the president of the United States, Donald Trumpto Brazilian products sold in the American market.
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Affirmed in a national radio and television network at 8:25 pm this Thursday, the president’s speech last 4 minutes and 50 seconds and defended national sovereignty, Pix and the Brazilian Judiciary.
In speech, the president stated that the letter sent by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, who announced the 50% rate on Brazilian products, would be an “unacceptable blackmail.”
Lula stated that the Brazilian government had more than ten meetings with the United States government, and that he submitted on May 16 a negotiation proposal, which was not answered.
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Also, he highlighted the $ 410 billion commercial surplus that the United States has accumulated with Brazil for over 15 years.
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He also defended the Brazilian judiciary and classified as “a serious attack on national sovereignty” the attempt to interfere with the Brazilian justice. Trump has attacked the judiciary because of the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro in the Federal Supreme Court (STF) for the attempted coup d’état on January 8.
In the letter to Lula, Trump claims that the rates imposed on Brazil are also “due to Brazil’s insidious attacks against free elections and the fundamental violation of the freedom of expression of Americans” without presenting evidence.
– We have an independent judiciary. In Brazil, we respect due process of law, the principles of presumption of innocence, contradictory and broad defense – Lula said in the statement of this Thursday.
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Without citing names, the president criticized Brazilian politicians who support the measures announced by Trump, and called them “true traitors of the homeland.”
– My indignation is even greater to know that this attack on Brazil has the support of some Brazilian politicians. They are true traitors of the homeland. They bet the worse, the better. They don’t care about the country’s economy and the damage caused to our people – he said.
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Pix on the agenda
Among the themes mentioned in the pronouncement are the pix, that was also the target of attacks. On Tuesday (15), the office of the United States Commerce Representative announced an investigation against Brazil at the request of Donald Trump.
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Although the name of the Pix system is not specifically cited, the US government speaks of “digital commerce services and electronic payment”, including those of the government.
– Pix is from Brazil. We will not accept attacks on Pix, which is a heritage of our people. We have one of the most advanced payment systems in the world, and we will protect it, ”said Lula.
Understand Trump’s tariff
United States President Donald Trump announced on July nine that 50% tariffs will be applied to Brazilian products from August 1st. The measure was announced in a letter to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT), shared on his social network, Truth Social.
The announcement generated reactions in the Brazilian political and economic environment, with the fear of possible reflexes in the country. Sales to the United States account for about 12% of national exports and 14% of Santa Catarina’s sales to the foreign market.
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On Monday (14), Lula (PT) signed the decree regulating the so-called Reciprocity Law. The measure enables Brazil to adopt a response to the 50% surcharge announced by Donald Trump for Brazilian products.
In an interview with CNN Internacional on Thursday, Lula again criticized Trump by stating that he did not like the way the US president announced the taxation by letter on his own social network. Seeing text, Lula even said that he thought it was fake news.
“We can’t have President Trump forget that he was elected to govern the United States, not to be the emperor of the world.” It would be much better to establish a negotiation first and then reach a possible deal – said Lula.
After Lula’s interview, White House spokesman Karoline Leavitt said Trump “is not trying to be the emperor of the world,” counters the speech of the petista.
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“The president is certainly not trying to be the emperor of the world.” He is a strong president of the United States of America and is also the leader of the free world. And we saw a big change throughout the globe because of this president’s firm leadership, ”said the spokesman.
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