{"id":2868864,"version":0,"headline":"Brazil, US to meet on tariffs after Lula-Trump call","dateModified":"2026-08-24T15:55:25Z","datePublished":"2026-08-24T14:26:21Z","articleBody":"<article><p class=\"lead\">Brazilian and US representatives will meet this week to discuss US tariffs on Brazilian imports imposed in July, following a phone call between the presidents of both countries last week. </p><p>The US' trade representative Jamieson Greer reached out to the Brazilian government shortly after <a href=\"http://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2868375\">presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump spoke on the phone last week</a>, according to Brazilian officials. Lula told Trump then that the US' <a href=\"http://direct.argusmedia.com/integration/newsandanalysis/article/2853291\">25pc tariffs on Brazilian products</a> were \"unfounded\". </p><p>Brazil's trade minister Marcio Rosa and representatives from the foreign affairs ministry will meet with the US' Office of Trade Representative (USTR) this week, the Brazilian government said, but a specific date was not disclosed. </p><p>The USTR imposed the tariffs as a result of a year-long \"Section 301\" investigation into unfair Brazilian trade practices, citing a restrictive ethanol market as one of the reasons for the probe. Other factors included concerns over organized crime, corruption, deforestation and unfair competition from Brazil's digital payments system, Pix.</p><p>Although many products — such as pig iron, iron ore, rare-earth metals, crude, coffee and beef — are exempt from the tariffs, many others, such as ethanol, sugar and beef tallow, are not.</p><p class=\"bylines\">By Lucas Parolin</p></article>","dateline":"Sao Paulo, 24 August (Argus)","license":"<footer><p><br> Send comments and request more information at <a href=\"mailto:feedback@argusmedia.com?subject=Argus Direct article feedback&body=I am contacting you regarding Brazil, US to meet on tariffs after Lula-Trump call, available at http://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/cs-25122218.\" target=\"_parent\"> feedback@argusmedia.com </a></p><p><i> Copyright © 2026. <a href=\"http://www.argusmedia.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Argus Media group</a>. All rights reserved. </i></p></footer>","copyrightHolder":"Argus Media group","copyrightYear":2026,"taxonomy":{"contexts":[{"name":"Politics","children":[{"name":"Trade policy","children":[]}]}],"regions":[{"name":"Latin America and Caribbean","children":[{"name":"Brazil","children":[]}]},{"name":"North America","children":[{"name":"US","children":[{"name":"Atlantic coast (Padd 1)","children":[]}]}]}],"sectors":[{"name":"Agriculture","children":[]},{"name":"Biofuels","children":[{"name":"Ethanol","children":[]}]},{"name":"Crude oil","children":[]},{"name":"Fertilizers","children":[]},{"name":"Metals","children":[{"name":"Ferrous","children":[{"name":"Steel ","children":[]}]}]}]},"pullQuote":null,"newsType":"Daily news","language":"en-GB","keywords":null,"isFree":true,"isFeatured":false,"body":"<p class=\"lead\">Brazilian and US representatives will meet this week to discuss US tariffs on Brazilian imports imposed in July, following a phone call between the presidents of both countries last week. </p><p>The US' trade representative Jamieson Greer reached out to the Brazilian government shortly after <a href=\"http://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2868375\">presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump spoke on the phone last week</a>, according to Brazilian officials. Lula told Trump then that the US' <a href=\"http://direct.argusmedia.com/integration/newsandanalysis/article/2853291\">25pc tariffs on Brazilian products</a> were \"unfounded\". </p><p>Brazil's trade minister Marcio Rosa and representatives from the foreign affairs ministry will meet with the US' Office of Trade Representative (USTR) this week, the Brazilian government said, but a specific date was not disclosed. </p><p>The USTR imposed the tariffs as a result of a year-long \"Section 301\" investigation into unfair Brazilian trade practices, citing a restrictive ethanol market as one of the reasons for the probe. Other factors included concerns over organized crime, corruption, deforestation and unfair competition from Brazil's digital payments system, Pix.</p><p>Although many products — such as pig iron, iron ore, rare-earth metals, crude, coffee and beef — are exempt from the tariffs, many others, such as ethanol, sugar and beef tallow, are not.</p><p class=\"bylines\">By Lucas Parolin</p>","lead":"Brazilian and US representatives will meet this week to discuss US tariffs on Brazilian imports imposed in July, following a phone call between the presidents of both countries last week. ","cmsId":"25122218","source":"Censhare"}