RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, June 24, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Brazilian conservative presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro said Tuesday he had requested to testify against proposed US tariffs on his country in a public hearing.

The eldest son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is running in October elections, said in a social media video that he wanted to "represent the interests of our country."

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has proposed 25 percent tariffs on Brazilian goods -- with some exemptions -- alleging "unreasonable acts, policies, and practices" by the Latin American giant.

Flavio Bolsonaro said he would propose a negotiated solution at the hearing to be held on July 6.

US tariffs have become a key issue in the Brazilian election campaign, in which President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is seeking a fourth non-consecutive term in office.

Another son of the former president, Eduardo Bolsonaro, who lives in the United States, was sentenced in absentia earlier this month to four years in prison for lobbying Washington to impose sanctions and tariffs on his country.

Last year, US President Donald Trump's administration hit Brazil with steep tariffs over the coup trial against the now-jailed 71-year-old Bolsonaro.

However, the duties were lifted after a meeting between Lula and Trump, who have had an up-and-down relationship.