The notice was issued by the Undersecretary of Public Diplomacy Office
Assuming the political dimension of 50% Supplement imposed on all Brazilian products by the President of the Unios EstaddosDonald Trump, the secretary under public diplomacy of the United States, Darren Beattie, said on Monday 14 that the rate is a “long -awaited consequence”. According to him, the act of the United States government was motivated by the “attacks” of Minister Alexandre de Moraes, Supreme Federal Court (STF)and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) to the former president Jair Bolsonaro. Wanted by EstadãoThe Supreme Court did not want to speak.
“President Trump sent a letter that imposed consequences for some time expected to the Supreme Court of Moraes and the Lula Administration for his attacks on Jair Bolsonaro, freedom of expression and American trade. These attacks are a sin and much below the dignity of the democratic traditions of Brazil”, wrote the high employee in his X (former Twitter).
On Sunday 13, the president of the Supreme Court, Minister Luís Roberto Barroso, defended the autonomy of the Brazilian judiciary and criticized the tax imposed by the United States.
“The declarations of President Trump are clear. We will look closely,” says Undersecretary for American public diplomacy. In the letter that reported the increase in rates, Donald Trump criticizes the process of former president Jair Bolsonaro, classifying him as “an international misfortune” and says “This judgment should not occur. It is a witch hunt that should end immediately!”.
President Trump sent a letter that has affected consequences that has long since surpassed the Supreme Court of Moraes and the government of Lula for their attacks on Jair Bolsonaro, freedom of expression and American trade.
These attacks are shame and fall well below the dignity of Brazil’s Democrat … pic.twitter.com/jmwjbgrprprpr
– Senior Official for public diplomacy (@undersecpd) 14 July 2025
According to the official page of the agency in which Darren Beattie works, “the Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy guides the efforts of the Department to expand and strengthen the relationships between the people of the United States and the citizens of other countries”.
“The departments and offices subordinated to the Undersecretary promote national interests, trying to involve, inform and understand the prospects of the foreign public”, continues the definition.
The rate has political dimensions
In an interview with the Globo News Last Friday, the son of the former President Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ)I had already admitted that “the sanction that Trump imposes is not simply cheap, we all know, he has a political prejudice and has an economic prejudice, because Trump looks at South America and sees where Lula is taking our country”.
The new rates on Brazilian products should take effect on August 1st. Until then, the government tries to find solutions, Through an interministerial committee chaired by the vice -president, Geraldo Alfmin.
In addition to the government allies, names of law, such as the governor of San Paolo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), They also try to negotiate to reverse or postpone the rate.
As for the efforts, Paulo Figueiredo, ally blogger of the former president and the authorized Federal Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP), who from the United States asks for toilet-health services for the sentenced ones for January 8, He says that the governor “unknowingly interrupts” when he tries to reverse taxes and delays a possible forgiveness that would be negotiated to avoid rates.
Source: Terra
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