Brazil

15 June 2020

US Willing to Finance 5G Infrastructure in Brazil to Contain Chinese Companies

The United States is already discussing with the Brazilian government and companies the financing for the purchase of 5G network infrastructure from Ericsson and Nokia.

11 June 2020

Chinese Imports of Brazilian Beef and Soy Jump

Exports of Brazilian beef and soy to China, the country´s main trading partner, rose significantly in May, according to official data.

08 June 2020

Brazil Foreign Minister “Enthusiastic” About Strategic Partnership With Japan and US

Japan approached Brazil to form, together with the US, a "strategic partnership" to "defend common values" like democracy and free markets in South America and Asia, Brazilian newspaper Folha reports.

05 June 2020

Brazil Delays Deployment of 5G Technology

Deployment of the 5G network in Brazil should occur only in 2021, the National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) admitted. The new deployment plan may put Brazilian 5G in a delay of up to 3 years when compared to China.

04 June 2020

UNCTAD Expects Brazilian Exports to China to Hold Despite General Downward Trend

Acording to the United Nations Agency for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Brazil will be able to maintain its levels of exports to the world's second largest economy, but only if it able to avoid disruptions to its agricultural production.

03 June 2020

Brazil´s Vale to Keep Iron Ore Supply Levels to China in 2020

Vale, Brazil´s biggest mining group, will sell China this year a volume of iron ore equal to or greater than that of 2019, according to Marcello Spinelli, executive director of ferrous metals at the mining company.

01 June 2020

Brazil Mining Sector Not Making the Most of Australia-China Trade Tensions

In the mining sector, one of Brazil´s strongest, the South American country´s own problems are stopping it from gaining quota.

31 May 2020

Room for Growth in Brazil-China Agro Trade

Agricultural exports have risen in the last two decades to become half of Brazil's total exports to China, but there is still much room for growth and also for cooperation between the two countries, according to a new study by specialists from both countries.

31 May 2020

China´s Trade With Brazil, Cabo Verde and Timor Leste Resists Pandemic

Chinese trade with Brazil resisted the Covid-19 pandemic in the first quarter of the year and even rose in the cases of Cabo Verde and Timor Leste. However, exchanges with the remaining Portuguese-Speaking Countries (PSC) did not resist the pandemic.

29 May 2020

Brazilian Industry Calls for Measures to Compensate Import of Subsidized Chinese Products

A study by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) shows that Brazil imported USD5 billion in subsidized Chinese products in 2019, 14.1% of Brazilian imports from China last year. The body is calling for more “compensatory measures” do protect the Brazilian industry,