Washington imposed a sweeping 50 per cent tariff on a broad range of Brazilian products, citing political grievances linked to the prosecution of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
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The latest figures, released by the China-Brazil Business Council on Wednesday, showed that trade between the two countries had reached a scale unmatched by any other Brazilian partnership, highlighting how geopolitical shocks were accelerating a long-term reorientation of Brazil’s external commerce.
According to the council’s full 2025 report, total trade volume between Brazil and China rose 8.2 per cent year on year to more than double the US$83 billion Brazil reported with its second-largest partner, the United States.
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Brazil recorded a US$29.1 billion trade surplus with China, accounting for 43 per cent of the country’s US$68.3 billion global surplus, extending a 17-year streak of positive balances with Beijing.
