A delegation of senators to the US is Eduardo Bolsonaro's new target
The congressman insists on claiming that the negotiation on the tariff hike depends on an amnesty for coup plotters.
By CartaCapital 07/22/2025 9:19 PM
Federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) attacked this Tuesday 22nd the delegation of senators that will be sent to the United States to try to prevent the 50% tariff increase on the import of Brazilian products.
According to him, the initiative is “doomed to failure” and “there is no beginning of discussion without broad, general and unrestricted amnesty.”
"I categorically and unequivocally state that these parliamentarians do not speak on behalf of President Jair Bolsonaro," the far-right lawmaker wrote on social media. "Seeking dialogue without the country having made even the minimum gesture of restoring its fundamental freedoms—such as guaranteeing freedom of expression and ending political persecution—is devoid of legitimacy."
Last Thursday, the 17th, the Senate defined the eight members of the temporary committee created to discuss the new tariff:
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President
- Nelsinho Trad (PSD-MS), president of the Foreign Relations Committee (CRE)
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Holders
- Jaques Wagner (PT-BA), government leader
- Tereza Cristina (PP-MS)
- Fernando Farias (MDB-AL)
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Substitutes
- Astronaut Marcos Pontes (PL-SP)
- Esperidião Amin (PP-SC)
- Rogerio Carvalho (PT-SE)
- Carlos Viana (Podemos-MG)
The temporary committee will be in Washington, on an official Senate mission, between July 29 and 31.
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