{"id":268,"date":"2025-04-10T00:21:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T00:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poderemercado.com.br\/?p=268"},"modified":"2025-04-10T00:21:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T00:21:49","slug":"o-mundo-revida-o-contra-ataque-ao-protecionismo-americano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poderemercado.com.br\/en\/o-mundo-revida-o-contra-ataque-ao-protecionismo-americano\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Strikes Back: The Counterattack on American Protectionism"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the announcement of the most aggressive trade tariffs in recent times, the United States under Trump is once again turning on the gears of global protectionism. But this time, the response came faster than in other eras: Canada, Mexico and China<\/strong> have already signaled direct retaliation<\/strong>, reigniting a cycle of distrust and barriers that threatens international trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Canadian government, for example, announced tariffs of 25% on North American products in immediate response. Mexico and China are also preparing similar measures, not only as retaliation, but as a way of strategic repositioning in an increasingly fragmented chessboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Invisible Cost of Retaliation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The economist Frederic Bastiat<\/strong> reminds us that, in the actions of the State, we must look not only at what we see \u2014 but at what we do not see. What we see are \u201cnationalist\u201d measures that \u201cdefend jobs\u201d and \u201cprotect local industry\u201d. What we do not see is diluted cost<\/strong>, but immense, of each new trade barrier:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Consumer price increase<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Reduction of competitiveness<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Erosion of trust between business partners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Retaliations create a ripple effect that disorganizes production chains<\/strong>, makes imports more expensive and isolates economies that, in theory, depend on openness to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Free market: antidote or illusion?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    It is tempting in times of crisis to propose closure as a solution. But free markets remain the only sustainable path for countries that want productivity, innovation and capital attraction. And this is true both for the United States and for countries that are responding to its new aggressive stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Brazil in the crossfire<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    As a relevant but not a priority partner, Brazil may be one of those affected collaterally. The worst decision it could make now is imitate the US and follow the path of protectionism<\/strong>This would only reinforce instability and drive away foreign investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The unfolding tariff war is less about steel or cars \u2014 and more about power and fear. For those who value economic freedom and fiscal responsibility, this moment demands determination: resisting the siren song of protectionism and reaffirming the values of free trade, competition and global integration.<\/gwmw><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    With the escalating tariffs led by the US, countries like Canada, Mexico, and China are already planning trade retaliations. This article analyzes the risks of a new cycle of global protectionism and highlights the invisible costs of this chain reaction\u2014increased prices, loss of confidence, and economic instability. In light of Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bastiat's thought, we defend the free market as the only rational path in the face of the advancing tariff war.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow55rbCw:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[34,111,20,78,108,24,107,110],"class_list":["post-268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-geopolitica-economica","tag-comercio-global","tag-globalizacao-em-crise","tag-guerra-comercial","tag-protecionismo","tag-retaliacao-economica","tag-tarifas","tag-tarifas-internacionais","tag-tensao-geopolitica"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poderemercado.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poderemercado.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poderemercado.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poderemercado.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poderemercado.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/poderemercado.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poderemercado.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poderemercado.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poderemercado.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poderemercado.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}