The 50% tariffs that US President Donald Trump announced on many Brazilian products came into effect Wednesday. This is a situation China is already using by opening its market to Brazilian coffee, one of the products most affected by trade measures.
The Chinese embassy in Brasilia said the Chinese companies have “arrived” in Brazil and are sharing a video featuring food delivery giant Meituan on X. “And the bridge is two-way. Brazil is also integrating its presence in China with its beloved Brazilian coffee,” the Post said.
A few days ago, the embassy announced that China had approved exporting 183 new Brazilian coffee companies to the Chinese market with a five-year permit. Another message highlighted the growth of the country’s coffee consumption, saying that drinks “have achieved a position in the daily lives of Chinese people.”
The United States, a country of coffee drinkers, is the world’s largest coffee importer. Its main supplier is Brazil, which shipped 30.7% of the 1.5 million tonnes purchased by the US market in 2024.
Analysts told CNN that Trump’s trade measures could urge Brazilian government to promote close ties with other partners.
The US has a trade surplus with Brazil, but the White House has presented political debate about a 40% point increase in tariffs in South American countries.
The executive order that Trump signed last week with a new tariff scheme accused the Brazilian government of committing “serious human rights abuses” in the prosecution of former President Jea Bolsonaro, Trump’s allegedly coup-death-de-death-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de- Bolsonaro denied all allegations of fraud.
The order comes days after Trump was signed in a letter that Brazil would “quickly” end the trial, accusing Lula of “wich hunting” against Bolsonaro.
“The judicial division of Brazil is independent. The President of the Republic has no effect at all,” replied Lula. Bolsonaro added: “He has not been judged personally. He is judged by his attempt to organize a coup.”
The Brazilian government has pledged to respond to Trump’s trade measures, but has yet to announce what it will take. Lula said his country must be treated as equal in potential trade negotiations with the United States, stressing that there are “limits to debate” with the Trump administration.
On Wednesday, Guo Zi-Qung, a spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, said at a press conference that Beijing and Brasilia’s cooperation “has benefited both people,” asserting that China is “willing to deepen relations in various areas and add new strategic aspects.”
