Brazil Opens Reciprocity Case After U.S. Tariffs, Seeks Partial Relief by Year End

The government has launched a 60-day information process to prepare legal and diplomatic responses while expanding sales to other markets to reduce US dependence.

Overview

The United States applied extra tariffs on Brazilian goods in mid-July and followed with broader 10–12.5% measures later in July that covered about 60 countries.
On Wednesday, Brazil activated a reciprocity procedure under the Law of Economic Reciprocity and gave federal ministries 60 days to gather facts for a report to Gecex.
Minister Márcio Elias Rosa called the US surcharge illegal and abusive, said he will not tie negotiations to Brazil’s 2026 election calendar, and urged parallel talks with Washington.
The government says exports to the United States have fallen while shipments to countries such as Egypt, India, Peru, Vietnam and China rose, with an overall 10.5% increase to at least 57 other markets.
Officials expect the formal reciprocity process to stretch beyond December but hope to negotiate or at least partially blunt the tariff impact by year-end and may consider temporary countermeasures under the law.