Brazilian senators gather with Shell, Exxon and other giants in the USA

The US Chamber of Commerce itself and the American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil had already published a joint manifestation on July 15, asking for high level engagement of the two governments to prevent tariff implementation.

According to Senator Carlos Viana (Somos-MG), a member of the negotiating entourage, there was also a request to entrepreneurs to play intermediation for a conversation between presidents Lula and Trump. “The other political issue, we also ask, the Government leader (in the Senate, Jaques Wagner) that is here has already proposed that the House (commerce) can also intermediate a meeting between the two presidents as soon as possible,” says Viana.

Government admitted to depending on US business community

With no open channel with the White House to try to negotiate the figure or postponement of the rate, which should take effect on August 1, the Brazilian government has admitted behind the scenes that it depends on the weight of American GDP to try to sensitize Trump.

They were present to meet the senators at the US Chamber of Commerce Executives of the oil and Exxon Mobil, the pharmaceuticals Merck, Gilead Sciences and Johnson & Johnson, agrochemicals such as Dow and Cargill, Caterpillar Agricultural Maquymário, the Siderúrgica Novelis (which buys Aluminum from Brazil), IBM and Transporte Technology, DHL.

Wee weeks ago, some of these companies had already contacted the Brazilian government to express concern for Trump’s new tariff on products imported by the US in Brazil. They heard from their interlocutors that it would be important for them to express their dissatisfaction directly to the US government.