China's investment in Brazil doubles to 4.2 billion U.S. dollars, accelerating its expansion into consumer goods and electric vehicle markets.

Foreign media: Chinese enterprises' investments in Brazil are shifting from large-scale infrastructure projects such as hydropower plants and oil to the consumer goods market, in response to U.S. trade barriers and to explore new markets. In 2024, China's direct investment in Brazil doubled to $4.2 billion across 39 projects, making Brazil the third largest destination for Chinese investment globally.

The ice cream and tea beverage brand Mixue Bingcheng plans to invest approximately $590 million, aiming to open 500 to 1,000 stores by 2030; the food delivery platform Meituan intends to invest $1 billion to challenge the local market; while electric vehicle companies such as Great Wall Motor and BYD are acquiring Western factories and investing hundreds of billions of Brazilian reais to transition toward electrification.

President Lula of Brazil is actively promoting relations with China, and consumers are increasingly accepting Chinese products due to their high cost-performance ratio.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1862191887636491/

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