> While the system is not named directly, a document from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) says that “Brazil also appears to engage in a number of unfair practices with respect to electronic payment services, including but not limited to advantaging its government-developed electronic payment services.”
I'd be surprised if there aren't big tech/credit card companies lobbying behind this.
Earlier this week, Brazil VP Geraldo Alckmin (who is also a Development, Industry, Trade and Services Minister) meet to talk about tariffs with several big tech executives and also a "big tech" lobbyist. Worth to point out that.... Visa was there.
- Igor Luna, Legal Consultant of the Brazilian Digital Economy Chamber
- Nuno Lopes Alves, General Director of Visa
- Gustavo Lage Noman, Vice President of Government Affairs at Visa
- Márcia Miya, Government Affairs Manager at Apple
- Gustavo Dias, Head of Legal and Institutional Relations Latin America
- Yana Dumaresq, Director of Public Policy at Meta
- Daniel Arbix, Legal Director at Google
Igor Luna were doing heavy lobby against social network regulation that happened.
