247 - Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira described the meeting between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump as “very positive.” According to him, the meeting, held this Sunday (26), paved the way for a new phase in bilateral relations and could result in an agreement between the two countries in the coming weeks.

According to the Brazilian foreign minister, the outcome of the meeting between the leaders was"excellent." "The meeting was very productive. The final outcome is excellent. Trump stated that he will instruct his team to begin a bilateral negotiation process. The goal is to ensure that everything is resolved quickly," Vieira said.

"Tariffs don't make sense"

During the meeting, the US president signaled his intention to suspend tariffs on Brazilian products. According to Mauro Vieira, Trump acknowledged that the restrictions make no sense in the current context."We will have negotiations and discussions, given that the tariff is being applied to a country that does not have a surplus in the United States," the minister declared.

Vieira avoided specifying a timeframe for the effective suspension of the tariffs, but emphasized that the gesture represents concrete progress. Trump, for his part, did not impose conditions for the start of negotiations.