Testing the limits of China and Brazil’s partnership - Brookings
China and Brazil’s relationship is grounded on an expansive trade and investment relationship. China began to trade abroad with South America in significant terms after 2000, initially...
Despite thriving trade, China’s relationship with Brazil is weakening
Late last year Brazilian beef exports took a hit when China imposed a three-month ban on them after two cases of atypical mad-cow disease were found in different states. The value of beef exports...
Brazil’s China-Heavy Election – The Diplomat
Brazil is facing a severe cycle of deindustrialization and has complained for years about China’s unwillingness to open up to Brazilian exports of higher value-added products (data from Brazil
As Brazil increases exports to China, politicians play the blame game
In 2025, China spent $67 billion USD on Brazilian exports, three times more than Brazil's second-biggest trade partner, the United States, which spent $21 billion. In 2025, Brazil earned more than $29 billion USD from the sale of soybeans to China, the equivalent to 60.601 million tons of the grain. Soy has become the world's most sought-after
China’s Growing Influence in Latin America - Council on Foreign Relations
In 2000, the Chinese market accounted for less than 2 percent of Latin America’s exports, but China’s rapid growth and resulting demand drove the region’s subsequent commodities boom. Over
- Does China's regressive specialisation affect Brazil's international competitiveness?
- Our results suggest that Chinese manufacturing exports directly displaced Brazilian exports. The Real's appreciation in the 2000s was an indirect transmission channel. This paper analyses the relationship between Brazil´s regressive specialisation and China´s increased international competitiveness.
- What can we learn from Brazil-China trade relations?
- China, as it has been in the last 20 years or so. Under this framework, this policy paper looks at bilateral trade relations to draw some lessons for the Brazil–China partnership going forward and, most importantly, to shed light on Brazil’s own development path.The results of Brazil–China trade in recent years demonstrate a successful com
- Does Brazil have a trade surplus with China?
- surpluses with China in 17 of the last 20 years. In 2019, the share of Brazilian exports in world exports was 1.19 per cent, and the share of Brazilian exports in Chinese imports was 3.83 per cent (Trade Map).The trade pattern has largely been reinforced in recent years: iron ore, soybeans and crude oil have accounted for aroun
- How much does Brazil trade in 2022?
- In 2022, bilateral trade amounted to some USD 150 bn – a 37-fold increase relative to trade in 2001. Since 2009, China has been Brazil’s main trading partner absorbing today close to 27% of its exports (vs 11% for the US). In 2001, this figure amounted to a mere 3%.
- Will China and Brazil deepen cooperation?
- Undoubtedly, this visit sent a clear signal: China and Brazil will further deepen their cooperation. Strengthening cooperation between China and Brazil in economic, trade and other areas is not only an urgent necessity but also an obvious possibility. First, both countries oppose hegemonism.
- Is China a good trade partner for Brazil?
- ions, such as North and South America and Europe.Just as in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, China has continued to be a dynamic and resilient bilateral trade partner for Brazil (see Figure 3).4 China experienced its third-largest trade deficit with Brazil in 2020, behind
