Alckmin says that negotiation with the USA is not over and cites soluble coffee, grapes, machines, and engines.

The vice president of the Republic and minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, said that the negotiation with the U.S. to reverse the tariff hike "is not over" after U.S. President Donald Trump removed the surcharge from some of the affected products. The tariff hike continues to affect 22% of Brazilian exports. "The negotiation is not over, it will have more speed. Now, what needs to be removed? What is still there, the soluble coffee, the grapes, machines, motors, so you have an agenda there, shoes, clothes, products, manufacturing for us to work on and be able to advance, but it has already improved," said Alckmin in an interview with the podcast. The vice president also highlighted the 9.1% growth in Brazilian exports despite the tariff hike. "This is because Brazil opened up the market," he stated. "In the 1980s, the United States represented 24% of Brazilian exports. Today it is 12%." Elections Alckmin also said that President Luiz Inácio ...