Chinese carmaker Geely has announced a partnership with Renault and will sell cars in Brazil. At an event held in São Paulo on April 9, the brands even presented the Geely EX5 luxury electric SUV to journalists. The Carro Arretado report was at the ceremony in the São Paulo capital, and it turns out that the vehicle will be the first model marketed in Brazil in this partnership focused on the sale of energy vehicles.

A delegation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) visited Fiocruz between April 7 and 9 to take part in a seminar on microbial resistance with researchers from the Foundation.

The new model from Chinese brand VOYAH can now be pre-booked in Portugal. It's the COURAGE, a 100% electric SUV in the D segment, which combines high-powered motorization with competitive range, distinguished by a design marked by technological and contemporary elements.

On 6 April, the vice-president of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF), Minister Edson Fachin, received a delegation of magistrates from China's Supreme People's Court. This meeting was not just an exchange of diplomatic courtesies, but one that reinforces a long-standing partnership between the two countries' judicial systems.

On April 8, the Senate approved the draft legislative decree that modifies the agreement between Brazil and China to avoid double taxation of income tax and guarantee legal certainty. The Draft Legislative Decree (PDL 343/2024) now goes for promulgation.

On April 7, representatives of three Chinese companies from the city of Zhongshan took part in a meeting at the State Secretariat for the Federal District (Sedf-GO) in Brasília. On the occasion, the Chinese investors presented the first products that will be manufactured in Águas Lindas, in the vicinity of the Federal District.

On April 2, Brazil's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva, and China's Minister of Ecology and Environment, Huang Runqiu, met in Brasilia as part of the 11th BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting, chaired by Brazil.

At the first face-to-face meeting of the Asia and Oceania Regional Council of the Council of Portuguese Communities (CCP), held in Dili on March 20 and 21, councillors from East Timor, Australia and China identified common challenges and outlined strategies to enhance the Portuguese language, boost associations and support the Portuguese abroad.

On April 7, China's Vivo Mobile Communications announced the start of production of the company's cell phones in the Manaus Free Trade Zone. Vivo will sell its handsets in Brazil under the Jovi brand, announced the company, which in 2024 became the largest cell phone company in the world's largest market, China, ahead of Huawei and Apple.

Brazil's Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, has said that the country is “on the verge of opening up the Chinese market to DDG”. Distillers Dried Grains (DDG) are a by-product of ethanol production, obtained from grains and used in animal feed. The statement was made during a speech at the 2nd Unem Datagro International Conference on Corn Ethanol, held on April 3 in Cuiabá (MT).

Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global Inc. recently announced that it will resume its food delivery service in Brazil under the 99 Food brand, with the aim of further integrating its mobility, payment and delivery services in the country, offering users an “all in one place” experience.

The Times Brasil - CNBC Exclusive Licensee has signed another agreement that expands its audience reach. The new partnership, which strengthens the channel's multiplatform strategy, came into effect in April. The broadcaster's signal is now available for free on a further 8 million TV sets connected to TCL Channels.