USTR to consult Congress on next steps in Brazil trade talks

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer plans to consult Capitol Hill in the “coming weeks” on U.S.-Brazil trade talks, which received a boost last month during a meeting between President Trump and his Brazilian counterpart at Mar-a-Lago, FL. Lighthizer this week discussed ways to deepen the U.S.-Brazil trade relationship in a conversation with Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister Ernesto Araújo and other Brazilian officials. The Thursday phone call was a follow-up to the March meeting between Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro,...