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A sign of increased trade tensions. Similarly, the United States announced on Tuesday that it has launched an investigation against Brazil for “unfair commercial practices”. Moreover, This procedure could serve as a legal basis in order to impose customs from customs against the South American giant.
The investigation “will seek to determine whether the acts. policies and practices of the Brazilian government are unreasonable or discriminatory and constitute a restriction for trade in the United States”, specify the services of the representative to the White House in a press release.
The procedure will also take into account what Washington considers “attacks on American companies” of social networks.
The investigation opened under the article of the so -called “section 301” law could. depending on the conclusions it leads, lead to American reprisal measures, such as punitive customs surcharges.
This investigation must in particular relate to supposed “preferential” or “unjust” united states launching investigation against customs duties on the part of Brazil.
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“I believe that the price. non -tariff barriers of Brazil deserve an in -depth examination and, possibly, a response,” said the American representative to trade Jamieson Greer. This investigation was launched “on instruction” by Donald Trump, he said.
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The American president had announced last week a 50% surcharge on Brazilian products while the United. States released a trade surplus in its exchanges with the South American giant.
He also said Washington was going to investigate Brazil’s business practices.
In a letter addressed to his counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva. the American president affirms that these customs duties will be imposed in response to the proceedings launched against former president Jair Bolsonaro, tried in his country for attempted coup.
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“Any measure of increase in customs duties in a unilateral way will have a response to the light of the Brazilian law of economic reciprocity. ” said President Lula in a statement.
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