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Brazil’s Foreign Minister Meets Rubio in Washington to Press 90-Day Tariff Freeze

An expected U.S. cut to coffee import taxes offers a limited first step toward easing the broader tariff package.

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Overview

  • Mauro Vieira and Marco Rubio are set to meet in Washington on Thursday at 5 p.m. local time following a brief exchange during the G7 foreign ministers’ gathering in Canada.
  • Talks will center on a Brazilian proposal sent on November 4 to suspend the new U.S. tariffs on Brazilian goods for about 90 days to allow negotiations.
  • After their Canada conversation, Brazil’s Foreign Ministry said Vieira emphasized the need to advance discussions as directed by Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump.
  • U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government expects to announce a reduction in coffee import taxes in the coming days, a move Vieira called welcome for a key Brazilian sector.
  • Thursday’s session marks the third in-person engagement between senior aides since the Lula–Trump meeting in Malaysia, extending a recent diplomatic thaw without a full rollback of the broader measures.