After Trump’s 50% tariifs, Brasil rapidly closing ranks with China: huge auto plant opened in Sau Paulo
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday that foreign companies that want to do business in Brazil are welcome, speaking at the opening ceremony for a factory for Chinese automaker GWM (601633.SS), opens new tab in the state of Sao Paulo.
“Count on the Brazilian government. Whoever wants to leave, leave. Whoever wants to come, we welcome you with open arms,” Lula said at the ceremony.
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During his speech, Lula criticized the 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, and said that his country is facing an “unnecessary turbulence.”
Lula said in an interview with Reuters earlier this month that he would initiate a conversation at the BRICS group of developing nations, which includes China, about how to tackle Trump’s tariffs.
The leftist leader noted that in the past automakers Ford (F.N), opens new tab and Mercedes (MBGn.DE), opens new tab have decided to scale back their operations in Brazil, but celebrated the arrival of other companies, like China’s GWM (601633.SS), opens new tab. Brazil is always open to negotiating business, he stressed.
GWM’s Brazilian arm has capacity to produce 50,000 vehicles per year and is expected to generate more than 2,000 jobs in the future when it begins exporting vehicles to Latin America, according to a press release.
Brazil’s auto exports are expected to grow 38.4% in 2025 compared to 2024, reaching 552,000 units, data from automakers association Anfavea showed last week.
Reporting by Isabel Teles; Editing by Brendan O’Boyle and Sarah Morland
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