Oct 29, 2018 · In March, Brazil’s then-presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro visited Taipei and tweeted that his trips to “Israel, the United States, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan” had made it clear that he wanted to break with previous Brazilian governments, which had been “friendly with communist regimes.”

Apr 23, 2019 · BRASÍLIA — Early in his presidential campaign, Jair Bolsonaro took to the floor of Congress to angrily denounce what he called a “crime against the nation.” He warned that China was acquiring too much control over Brazil’s niobium, an obscure but valuable mineral that can be added to steel to make it lighter and more resistant.

Oct 30, 2018 · TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan offered "immediate" congratulations to Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, as a Chinese newspaper warned him...

Oct 30, 2018 · Taiwan offered "immediate" congratulations to Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, as a Chinese newspaper warned him not to cultivate ties with...

Sep 24, 2022 · The new Lula administration has brought Brazil’s China policy back in line with its traditional approach, after the anti-China rhetoric of Jair Bolsonaro.

Jul 20, 2020 · Since President Jair Bolsonaro assumed office in January 2019, this historical pattern has been upended. Bolsonaro and his foreign policy team have adopted a strongly pro-U.S. (specifically...

Oct 26, 2018 · BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Chinese government is trying to make peace with Brazil's leading presidential candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, whose China-bashing threatens to chill a profitable trading...

Nov 13, 2019 · In the months before last year’s presidential election in Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro described China as predatory and thumbed his nose at the Chinese government by visiting Taiwan, Beijing’s archrival.

Nov 1, 2018 · Bolsonaro proclaimed himself anti-communist, suggested that Chinese investments threatened Brazil’s sovereignty, and even visited Taiwan, with whom China is locked in an ongoing diplomatic ...

Among the attitudes that caused the greatest concern in the Sino-Brazilian realm was Bolsonaro’s tour of Asia during the election campaign, where he visited Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, excluding China from the list.