Brazil VP hails 'good' and 'fruitful' conversation with Lutnick on tariffs


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  • Friday, 25 Jul 2025

Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin speaks during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, July 14, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said on Thursday that he had reiterated his country's willingness to negotiate proposed U.S. tariffs on imports from Latin America's No. 1 economy during a conversation on Saturday with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Alckmin said he and Lutnick had a "good" conversation last week that lasted about an hour.

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