Brazil in February 2026: the most important developments in economy
Brazil in February 2026 saw a run of trade and technology news. Brazil sees commodities as leverage in Trump's world order, and it tripled its rare earth sales while facing pressure from the United States and China. China rejected Brazil's request for meat import quotas. On 5 February Brazil and Russia criticized unilateral sanctions in a joint statement, and on 27 February French President Emmanuel Macron called the EU move to apply the Mercosur deal provisionally a "bad surprise".
In technology, the telecom company Claro developed its own AI model after deals with Oracle and Nvidia, and President Lula discussed AI regulation and big tech at a summit in India on 19 February. Azul shares jumped on 18 February after a $200 million deal with American and United airlines.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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