Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said today (Dec. 2) that he will resort to the “open channel” he shares with US President Donald Trump to talk about his decision to restore tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Brazil.
The Brazilian government yesterday (Feb. 18) submitted to the European Union (EU) a request for compensation for the safeguards on steel imports imposed by the economic bloc early this month.
The tariffs recently imposed on Brazilian steel by the US are yet to affect Brazil’s exports, Minister of Industry, Foreign Trade, and Services Marcos Jorge de Lima said today (Jul. 3).