Flávio Bolsonaro urges Washington to delay Brazil tariffs until after October vote

MercoPress — Jul 07, 21:10 PM

In his remarks, Bolsonaro argued that imposing the tariff now would hand a political victory to the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110712/100x80/fb.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" />
Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the leading right-wing presidential hopeful, asked Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday to postpone until after the October elections a 25% tariff that the United States is considering imposing on Brazilian goods.

He made the request during a public hearing before the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) in Washington.

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