The Government of Minas Gerais announced on May 28 the purchase of 24 new trains by the concessionaire Metrô BH, responsible for the operation, modernization and expansion of the metro system in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte. The aim is to provide more comfort and regularity in travel for public transport users.

The delegation of rural entrepreneurs from the Agro.BR project, which is participating in a trade mission from the Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Confederation (CNA) to China, visited, on May 28th and 29th, “Sial Shanghai 2024”, the main fair for Chinese agri-food products.

Portugal is present at ITB China, the largest tourism fair in the largest tourist-sending market, with a delegation of 20 Portuguese companies. The national delegation, led by the President of Turismo de Portugal, Carlos Abade, aims to explore opportunities for cooperation between tourism entities in both countries, encourage cooperation in the training of tourism professionals and encourage local companies locals to invest in the Tourism industry in Portugal.

After years of decline, Portuguese wine exports will see a double-digit increase in China in the first quarter of 2024, according to wine association ViniPortugal.

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Brazil, Luciana Santos, received on May 23rd, at the FINEP headquarters, a Chinese delegation from CIRC (China Isotope & Radiation Corporation), a subsidiary holding company of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and the largest nuclear company for research and development, manufacturing, distribution and service of nuclear products in China.

On May 23, the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) and the National Hydrocarbon Company signed oil exploration and production concession contracts with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for five offshore blocks.

The Syngenta Group, acquired by the public company China National Chemical in 2015, has just announced an expansion of a multi-year agreement it has had since 2018 with the environmental conservation organization The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to recover more than 1 million hectares of degraded pastures in Brazil by 2026. Of this amount, 300 thousand hectares are in the Cerrado.

The President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, landed on May 27 in China.

Chinese businessmen intend to invest more in mining, agriculture and the automobile industry in Mozambique as part of strengthening bilateral relations between Mozambique and China. The Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) received representatives from several Chinese companies on May 23.

The Chinese company Sinomach Heavy Industry held important business meetings in Cuiabá, Lucas do Rio Verde, Sorriso and Sinop between May 22 and 24, seeking to promote its technological solutions in exchange for agricultural commodities. The group will visit some companies on May 27 and 28, as well as the Association of Soy and Corn Producers of Mato Grosso (Aprosoja).

In a ceremony held in the Plenary of the São Paulo City Council on May 23, the Brazil-China Parliamentary Front for Social, Economic, Financial Development, Entrepreneurship and International Relations was installed.

Brazilian exports of fresh beef to China, which fell sharply in March/24, resumed strongly in April/24, Agrifatto points out.