Tarcísio backtracks in his speech, lowers his tone, and avoids discussing Trump's tariffs.
Tarcísio de Freitas felt the negative effects of his recent actions and toned down his rhetoric.
247 - After provoking serious political incidents by initiating legal action with the Supreme Federal Court (STF) to request that Jair Bolsonaro be allowed to travel to the US, and also contacting US authorities in Brazil to discuss the issue involving the tariffs imposed by Trump, the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, felt the negative effects and toned down his rhetoric. During an event this Saturday (12) in the municipality of Cerquilho (SP), he described the US measures as "something complicated" for Brazil and avoided directly confronting the pressure from Jair Bolsonaro's (PL) allies for a broad amnesty in exchange for the end of the tariffs. The statements were made in an interview with journalists and published by Folha de S.Paulo.
According to the report, ministers of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) considered "bizarre" the revelation that Tarcísio had called members of the Court asking for authorization for Bolsonaro to leave the country and travel to the United States in order to intercede with Trump.
The attempt to distance himself from the more explicit moves of Bolsonaro's allies did not prevent the governor from downplaying speeches that link the tariff hike to Bolsonaro's legal situation. When questioned about the appeal for a general amnesty, made by Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) and endorsed by opposition figures, Tarcísio dodged the question: “That's a matter of perspective; at this moment I have to look at the state of São Paulo. I am the governor of the state, there are interests that need to be preserved, the interests of our companies, of our producers. And that's what we have to put first. I'm talking about jobs, I'm talking about family peace, so at this moment that's what I'm defending.”
In the same interview, he acknowledged the seriousness of the impact of the tariffs on sectors such as agribusiness and São Paulo's industry—specifically citing Embraer—and stated that the institutional response to the crisis falls to the federal government. "I think the moment demands a united effort, it demands synergy, because it's something complicated for Brazil, it's something complicated for some segments of our industry, of our agribusiness," he declared.
