BRASILIA - The vice-president and minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC), Geraldo Alckmin , said this Friday, 11, that the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), put on the cap with a phrase from the campaign of the president of the United States, Donald Trump , and commands the State that will be most penalized by the 50% tariffs imposed on Brazil .

"In reality, what he did was put on Trump's hat, and in reality, the biggest victim of the tariffs is the São Paulo economy," Alckmin said in an interview this Friday, the 11th, with Rádio CBN. He cited Embraer and the steel, metallurgy, orange juice, meat, and coffee sectors.

Earlier, Gabriel Escobar, in Brasilia.

"We discussed the consequences of the tariff for Brazilian industry and agribusiness, as well as the impacts on American companies," Tarcísio wrote in X."We will open a dialogue with São Paulo companies, based on solid data and arguments, to seek effective solutions."

Alckmin also stated that President Lula made it clear that Brazil does not accept external interference in state affairs."It is our duty to defend the country's sovereignty."

Alckmin said that the decree regulating the economic reciprocity law should be published by next Monday, the 14th.

The Brazilian law was sanctioned by Lula in April of this year and provides for measures in cases of commercial retaliation.

"It's clear that Brazil has a duty to protect its companies," he argued. Without answering whether the patent issue is on the table, he indicated that the reciprocity legislation addresses both tariffs and non-tariff issues.

According to him, a committee formed by several ministries from Lula's administration will speak with the productive sector and the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil (Amcham)."We will clearly demonstrate that the United States does indeed have a deficit, and a large one, of US$1.2 trillion in exports and imports of goods; but, with Brazil, they have a trade surplus," he said."So, Brazil is not a problem."

He stated that the average export tax on American products to Brazil, excluding those that already have a zero tax rate, is 2.7%.

"We didn't raise anything. The United States established a 10% or higher rate for steel, aluminum, and the automotive sector. And now this 50% rate, completely wrong," he continued. He added:"We should be the ones complaining about the trade deficit."