BRICS Policy Center/PUC-Rio researcher and UFRRJ professor Ana Saggioro Garcia gave an interview to the newspaper The Dialogue: Latin America Advisor about “What is the future of economic relations between China and Brazil?”

BRICS Policy Center/PUC-Rio researcher and UFRRJ professor Ana Saggioro Garcia gave an interview to the newspaper The Dialogue: Latin America Advisor about “What is the future of economic relations between China and Brazil?”

Researcher Ana Garcia analyzes Brazil-China relations, highlighting the asymmetry in bilateral trade: Brazil primarily exports primary products, such as soybeans, iron ore, and mineral oils, and imports high-value-added goods, such as machinery and vehicles. This pattern reinforces the international division of labor and challenges Brazil’s reindustrialization, which is necessary for the energy transition, digitalization, and technological advancement. China demonstrates interest in supporting industrial sectors in the Global South, offering cooperation opportunities in renewable energy, infrastructure, healthcare, services, and manufacturing, although these sectors require attention to labor, social, and environmental rights. Geopolitically, Brazil adopts a multi-alignment strategy, seeking to balance relations with the US, the European Union, and China. High US tariffs encourage market diversification and trade with Asia, especially in coffee and meat. The researcher emphasizes the need for stronger alliances in the Global South, but does not yet see the possibility of a joint BRICS strategy to address trade barriers.

The full interview is available on the website below.