BRAZIL’S PRESENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST GROWS AS EXPORTS TO ISRAELIS, ARABS CLIMB

Brazil increased exports to Arab countries and Israel. The rise in sales to Arabs and Israel was higher than the average increase in exports, 46% in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2018, the last year before Bolsonaro took office.In the case of the Arab countries, exports increased by 62%. The member nations of the Arab League purchased US$ 8.3 billion from Brazil (Jan-Jun, 2022). The list excludes other non-Arab Muslim-majority countries such as Iran and Turkey. In the case of Israel and Brazil, the increase was even more intense, with a 596% growth in exports from 2019 to 2022.

Sources: Poder 360/Datamar News