Opinion

What does Brazil expect from China?

Brazil’s contradictory stance on China is bad for business. Photo: FP

China has been Brazil’s biggest trade partner since 2009. The Asian giant is the destination of 19 percent of all Brazilian exports, and in recent years a major investor in the country. In 2017, Chinese firms poured a record of USD 20.9 billion into Latin America’s biggest economy. However, China is largely absent from the debates surrounding the upcoming presidential election.

The leading candidates say very little about the superpower, and when they do – as in...

Mauricio Santoro

Santoro holds a Ph.D. in Political Science. He is currently Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of International Relations at the State University of Rio de Janeiro

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