In addition to Brazil, 18 other countries were affected. The Trump administration's main objective, according to a statement, is to reduce the number of developing countries that could receive special treatment without being affected by barriers against their products.

The American aims primarily at China, an Asian power with whom he has been waging a trade war for years and which also presents itself at the WTO (World Trade Organization) as a developing country.

With the decision published this Monday by the USTR (United States Trade Representative), the US opens the door to imposing barriers on Brazilian products that might previously have been protected by the country's "developing" status, and at least symbolically confronts the relationship that the Brazilian government claims to have with Trump.

Source: UOL

News commented on by Anna Gabriela, Lawyer, graduated in Law in 2012 from the Professor Damásio de Jesus Law School. Area of Expertise: Customs Law and Tax Law, OAB (Brazilian Bar Association): 348.552.