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04 November 2020

Portugal´s EDP Eyeing Bids for Brazilian Power Utility and Distribution
EDP Brasil, owned by Portugal´s EDP group, is considering bids for the privatization of Brazilian power utility Companhia Energética de Brasília (CEB-D), which could top USD 240 million, and for an auction of distribution infrastructure.
02 November 2020

China’s Shandong province Says Covid-19 Found in Meat Imported From Brazil
Packaging on a batch of frozen pork imported from Brazil which had entered a district in Eastern China’s Shandong province has tested positive for the coronavirus, the local government said.
02 November 2020

Brazil Will “Of course” Buy Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine, Vice President Says
Brazil’s government will “of course” buy a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine that is being tested in the country, Vice President Hamilton Mourao said, contradicting previous statements by President Jair Bolsonaro.
29 October 2020

US Opposes China-Backed African Candidate for WTO Director
The U.S. has vetoed a bid by the front-runner to be the World Trade Organization’s next director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Nigerian minister who is backed by China, the European Union countries and several key members of the organization. 
28 October 2020

China´s Aliexpress to Profit from E-commerce Boom in Brazil
E-commerce is booming in Brazil this year and China´s Aliexpress is expecting to profit from the trend, by overcoming transport and logistics barriers, its general manager in the South American country says.
27 October 2020

China’s MingYang Smart Energy to Launch Pilot Offshore Wind Project in Brazil
China’s MingYang Smart Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pecém Industrial Complex (CIPP), in the Brazilian state of Ceará, to develop a pilot offshore wind project.
27 October 2020

Brazilian Meat Packing Plants to Resume Sales to China
Two Brazilian meat packing plants have been authorised to resume sales to China after receiving bans over Covid-19 concerns earlier this year, according to Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry.
22 October 2020

Brazil´s President Puts Brakes on Vaccination Plan Involving Chinese Company
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday rejected the announced purchase of 46 million doses of a potential vaccine against the coronavirus being developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech and tested in a state governed by a political rival.
21 October 2020

US Offers to Finance Brazilian Telecoms 5G Purchases From Huawei Competitors
The U.S. government stepped up an offensive to keep China's Huawei Technologies out of Brazil's 5G market, by offering to finance purchases by Brazilian telecom companies of equipment from its competitors.
20 October 2020

China’s Sinovac Vaccine Clears Trials in Brazil
An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech, CoronaVac, appeared to be safe in a late-stage clinical trial in Brazil, preliminary results showed.
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