Brazil says discussing Trump's tariffs with US

AFP | Brasília

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Brazil and the United States are engaged in talks on import tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, just days before they are due to take effect, the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday.

Ties between the countries have been strained since Trump said he would impose a 25-percent tariff on steel and aluminum imports from March 12, prompting Lula to vow reciprocity. Brazil is the second-largest exporter or steel to the United States after Canada, sending it 4.08 million tonnes of the metal in 2024. Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira spoke to US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer by telephone Friday, and the pair agreed to create a working group "to address tariff-related issues," the foreign ministry said on X.