Deputy Pedro Lupion (PP-PR), chairman of the parliamentary front of agriculture (KePa), which unites 352 deputies and senators, evaluates that customs barriers for the Donald Trump government eventually “become a certain possibility” for Brazilian agency.
Last week, the KPA formulated the approval of the Mutual Law Act, which can be used to ensure equal conditions for Brazilian products in the international market.
Check out Lupion’s assessment of Trump’s action, in an interview with Fancy:
Infomoney – How did you get the announcement of President Donald Trump on customs barriers?
Pedro Lupion – Any announcement of customs barriers causes concern, especially for an exporting country like Brazil. But when we analyzed the specific impact on Brazilian agricultural companies, we realized that the announced package was milder than expected. It was clear that this is a measure with economic bias, mainly focused on US commercial balance. The United States has commercial surplus with Brazil and is an important partner. For us, it turned out to be a certain opportunity and analyze very cold. We open the opportunity for our market.
IM – Which sectors of Agro should be most affected?
PL – Some specific agros segments may feel more the effects of new tariffs. Among them we illustrate orange juice – from which Brazil accounts for about 80% of world production – in addition to meat, wood, rubber and ethanol, which faces higher customs. These are sectors that can have a greater impact.
IM – the front intends to act with the CEO to negotiate with the United States?
PL-BAT This time we see no need to trigger the mutual law that is itself approved by Congress and is still waiting for the president’s sanction. The most careful thing now is to maintain balance and ensure that Brazil is at the negotiating table. We must clearly identify what threats and the opportunities that this new scenario presents us.