Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump instructed their negotiators to deepen discussions prior to the possible signing of a bilateral trade package.
The President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, was received on Saturday night (7), at a dinner hosted by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, at the Mar-a-Lago residence. resort owned by the US Chief Executive in Palm Beach, Florida. In a joint statement, the Planalto Palace and the White House reaffirmed the alliance with the aim of strengthening democracy and promoting peace and security.
Interested in intensifying the economic partnership between Brazil and the United States, Presidents Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump instructed their negotiators to deepen discussions prior to the possible signing of a bilateral trade package. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms the information. The intention is that an agreement be signed later this year.
The presidents were accompanied by members of the government team, advisers and journalists. The two heads of state discussed some topics of interest to both countries, such as the potential benefits of expanding bilateral economic relations.
OECD
In a note released early this Sunday (8), the Itamaraty treats the deepening of the partnership as a “strategic alliance” between the two countries. According to the ministry, Trump reiterated US support for the start of Brazil's entry process into the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
In conversation with journalists in Bolsonaro's company, Trump was asked about the possibility of the United States surtaxing products imported from Brazil as a means of offsetting the negative impacts that the devalued real compared to the dollar can cause to US producers. Trump in response, stated that he would make no promise on the matter.
Brazil's acceleration in the Authorized Economic Operators program was also on the agenda among the presidents. The program will streamline trade between the two countries by ensuring the safety of imported goods. The goal is agreement in 2021.
“I am very happy to be friends with the American government,” Bolsonaro said on Twitter.
Also on Twitter, Chancellor Ernesto Araújo commented that the presidential talks allow for progress “in building a Brazil-US alliance for democracy, security and prosperity”.
Latin America and Middle East
According to Itamaraty, Bolsonaro and Trump renewed their governments' support for Venezuela's self-declared president, Juan Guaidó; and the holding of free and fair elections in Bolivia, scheduled to take place in May. The two presidents also renewed their commitment to peace and prosperity in the Middle East, with the Brazilian praising the US proposal to encourage peaceful coexistence between the State of Israel and a Palestinian State.
The two leaders also dealt with negotiations for signing bilateral cooperation agreements in other areas, including military research and development; aerospace sectors; of science and technology; health and innovation.
