Government projects new US sanctions with Bolsonaro trial for coup attempt

Lula reinforces nationalist Tom with cap and scraps against tariffs the Lula government projects a new wave of US sanctions motivated by the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in the Supreme Court (STF). The first class of the Supreme Court begins to judge next Tuesday (2) the members of the central nucleus of the accused of attempted coup. Bolsonaro is accused by the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) of being the “main articulator, greatest beneficiary and author” of actions aimed at staying in power even with the defeat in the election of 2022. Bolsonaro’s situation was pointed out by US President Donald Trump, among the reasons for the tariff of 50% for importation of Brazilian products, in force since August 6. As Trump demanded the closure of Bolsonaro’s lawsuits, Lula government members assess that the US’s relationship enters a “critical phase,” in which an eventual conviction of the former president will provoke new economic sanctions and against STF ministers. Lula and Trump Adriano Machado/Reuters; Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters Reciprocity The beginning of procedures for Brazil to impose reciprocity measures on the US was programmed and has nothing to do with the moment of trial, government sources say. Lula assistants understand that it is necessary to advance the procedures to use reciprocity if necessary. As law enforcement requires a long process, a possible retaliation for the US would be ended since year or 2026. Diplomats believe that the beginning of the process can pave the way for dialogue with Americans, who have avoided negotiations on the subject. ‘I hope it helps to accelerate dialogue and negotiation,’ says Alckmin about reciprocity law, the government began the process after concluding that it crystallized perception in Brazil and abroad that the reason for the tariff is political. At the moment, sources claim that it is not considered to adopt tariff or overwhelming barriers against the US. Responses to new sanctions would be political, because taxes would have a bad effect on the Brazilian productive sector. The response to the US, in the case of new sanctions, will be made with an eye on internal and external repercussion. Ideas are still discussed as possibilities. If there was no blow, why are Bolsonaro and allies being tried? Speculated measures are actions involving intellectual property, such as breaking medicine patents, and the taxation of streaming applications.

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