Trump Pushed Brazil Away. Now It’s Opening the Door to China

2026-02-06 - 18:25

Key Points — Brazil is signaling, for the first time, that it would support a partial trade deal between Mercosur and China — a position it blocked for years. The shift was triggered by Washington imposing the harshest tariffs on any single country: a cumulative 50% on Brazilian goods. — Brazil-China trade hit a record