{"id":835,"date":"2026-07-27T04:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T04:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=835"},"modified":"2026-07-27T04:45:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T04:45:02","slug":"lula-calls-new-us-tariffs-a-mistake-in-washington-post-op-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=835","title":{"rendered":"Lula Calls New US Tariffs a Mistake in Washington Post Op-Ed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>By Luciana Magalhaes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>SAO PAULO, July 26 (Reuters) &#8211; Brazilian \u2060President \u2060Luiz Inacio Lula da \u2060Silva called new U.S. tariffs unfair and a strategic \u200bmistake in a Sunday opinion column for The Washington Post, warning they would \u200charm the countries&#8217; bilateral partnership \u200cand drive up costs for U.S. consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=833\">Marvel Unveils \u2018Ghost Rider,\u2019 \u2018Black Panther 3\u2019 at Comic-Con<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;This month, disregarding dozens of \u2060meetings between \u2060our teams, solid technical arguments, and documents I personally handed \u200bto President Trump, the U.S. government imposed new tariffs on Brazil ranging from 12.5 percent to 37.5 percent,&#8221; Lula wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The new duties follow the U.S. Supreme Court \u200bstriking down last year&#8217;s 50% tariffs, Lula noted, adding that food, \u2060footwear, textiles, \u2060furniture, auto parts, and \u2060many \u200bother products will become more expensive for U.S. consumers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy in Brazil \u200bdid not immediately respond \u2060to a request for comment on the column.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Lula also cited Global Trade Alert, an independent organization based in Switzerland, as saying that Brazil and Turkey are now the second most heavily tariffed countries by the United \u2060States, behind only China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>This is despite a U.S. trade surplus with Brazil \u2060in goods and services that totaled $428 billion over 15 consecutive years, Lula said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=831\">India to Keep Engaging With US on Trade Deal After New Tariff Measures<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In the opinion piece, published the day after Trump ally and conservative presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro launched his campaign, Lula noted that Brazilian exports to the U.S. have hit their lowest level since 1997.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;In the medium term, these tariffs will disrupt supply chains that are currently deeply integrated, and Brazilian companies will replace \u2060their U.S. suppliers with partners elsewhere,&#8221; Lula said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Brazil is open to a constructive dialogue with the U.S., Lula said, but the country must decide its own future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;Brazil&#8217;s destiny is for Brazilians alone \u200bto determine \u2014 without foreign interference or subservience,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=829\">At Least 21 People Injured in New York City Fire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(Reporting by \u200bLuciana Magalhaes; Editing by Alexander Smith)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. 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