Lula says there will be no US tariffs

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) said this Monday (13.Jul.2026) that “there will be no fee” from the United States on Brazilian products. speech was made to journalists in São José dos Campos (SP).

The declaration is made during the expectation that the United States government will announce, by Wednesday (15.Jul.2026), whether new tariffs will be applied to exports from Brazil. The tariffs under discussion are 25% and 12.5% ​​on Brazilian products.

The surcharge, according to Donald Trump’s government, would be based on an investigation by the USTR (Office of the United States Trade Representative). The agency investigates what it classifies as illegal commercial practices in Brazil. Among the items listed as “illegal practices” would be Pix.

The statement was made after the president’s visit to the project for the first ethanol-powered turbine, developed by the Institute of Aeronautics and Space, in São José dos Campos.

ETHANOL TURBINE

The statement was made after the president’s visit to the project for the first ethanol-powered turbine, developed by the Institute of Aeronautics and Space, in São José dos Campos.

The technology presented, called UGEE1000BR (Electricity Generating Unit), was developed by IAE, linked to DCTA (Department of Aerospace Science and Technology), and uses hydrated ethanol as fuel. The turbine converts the energy released by combustion into mechanical movement and, subsequently, into electricity. Still in the demonstration phase, the project seeks to validate the technology before eventual production on a commercial scale.

The agenda was attended by vice-president Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), the minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveirafrom the Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, Guilherme Boulos (Psol), the president of BNDES (National Bank for Economic and Social Development), Aloizio Mercadante, and the pre-candidate for the Senate, Marina Silva (Rede-SP).