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BUSINESS● ELEVATED2h ago · Oct 15, 2026, 6:23 PM

China bought half of Brazil's oil exports as Iran war shut Hormuz, driving sales to record

South China Morning Post · global

Trade between Brazil and China reached a record US$143 billion in the first nine months of the year, driven by Brazilian oil sales that surged after the war on Iran disrupted Gulf supply, according to a report by the Brazil-China Business Council. Brazilian exports to China rose 12 per cent to US$84.7 billion between January and September, while imports from China grew 9.9 per cent to US$58.6 billion, the council said in its quarterly analysis of government data. The resulting US$26.1 billion...

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