Kim Kataguiri: At the same time he says, look, the timing of the tariff barrage is bad, as if there were a good time for Brazil to suffer that.
Kim Kataguiri: In practice, sanctions by the United States.
So, unfortunately, Brazil, like over the last 40 years, didn't do its homework, didn't implement tax reform, didn't implement administrative reform, didn't invest in infrastructure, didn't invest in workforce training; Brazil fell behind other emerging countries and we have a very weak domestic economy that does not put us in a position.
Kim Kataguiri: to defend ourselves adequately against Trump's tariff barrage, which is doing its role of defending the United States' interests.
Kim Kataguiri: I have no illusions, as some on the right tend to believe that Trump is concerned with freedom of expression in Brazil or anything else.