COMMENT: Brazil’s Lula builds economic bridges across the Pacific

COMMENT: Brazil’s Lula builds economic bridges across the Pacific

Brazil's President Lula boosted ties with Japan and Vietnam during his Asian tour last week, securing aircraft deals, beef markets and partnerships.

Brazil plans new Amazon routes linking the Pacific & China’s New Silk Road

Brazil’s plans to build ports and roads to help move grains, beef and iron ore from the rainforest echo a development vision that dates back to the military dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970s.

President Lula wants to take Luís Roberto Barroso, president of the Supreme Court, on international trips. Click here to learn more

Brazil plans new Amazon routes linking the Pacific & China’s New Silk Road - EnviroLink Network

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Peru last November and inaugurated the Chancay Port, a megaproject rising from the Pacific coast. This wasn’t just a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Jinping’s presence in the town, 75 kilometers (46.6 miles) from Peru’s capital, Lima, celebrated a bold move in China’s strategic game of global trade. The $3.4 billion project, spearheaded by the Chinese state-owned COSCO, will reduce distance and costs and is a key pa…

New Brazil-China maritime route to boost biofertiliser trade and slash logistics costs

A new direct shipping route between Zhuhai and Santana in Brazil, launching on 14 April, promises to cut transport times and logistics costs by 30 percent The post New Brazil-China maritime route to boost biofertiliser trade and slash logistics costs appeared first on Macao News.