Brazil rejects proposed US tariffs related to forced labor
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a joint press conference with Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro (not pictured), at Sao Bento Palace in Lisbon, Portugal, April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
SAO PAULO, June 3 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government expressed "deep disagreements" with the United States' proposal of new tariffs linked to forced labor in a statement on Wednesday, saying the move distorts the issue of protecting working conditions to justify unilateral, protectionist measures.
The proposal of tariffs of up to 12.5% on imports from 60 economies, including Brazil, came after the Trump administration determined they had failed to curb trade in goods made with forced labor, an assertion that was rejected by U.S. trading partners.
(Reporting by Andre Romani in Sao Paulo and Lisandra Paraguassu in Brasilia; Editing by Kylie Madry)
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