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No progress has been made in US-Brazil trade negotiations (if you can call them that). Opera sues Microsoft in Brazil. Brazilian congresswoman arrested in Italy.
Gustavo Ribeiro
July 30, 2025
TRADE WAR
Brazil’s overtures to the US meet a wall
Brazil is the leading supplier of coffee to the United States, a product that some analysts believe could be exempt from the looming 50% tariffs. Photo: Alf Ribeiro/Shutterstock
With only two days left before a 50% tariff on Brazilian exports takes effect, the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration has been unable to make progress in negotiations with the United States. Sources close to these efforts say Brazilian officials are repeatedly told that the final decision lies solely with President Donald Trump and the White House.
Finance Minister Fernando Haddad has spoken with members of the US Treasury Department (although not with Secretary Scott Bessent), while Vice President Geraldo Alckmin met with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The perception in Brasília is that…
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