Brazil wants China to invest in its infrastructure - vice president


  • World
  • Friday, 14 Jun 2019

FILE PHOTO: Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Pool/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil wants Chinese investment in infrastructure projects as long as investors create local jobs and play by Brazilian rules, Vice President Hamilton Mourao told Reuters in an interview.

Mourao met with Chinese leader Xi Jingping in China last month as part of efforts to maintain warm relations with Brazil's top trading partner. While campaigning last year, President Jair Bolsonaro had warned that China was trying to "buy Brazil," but he has since taken a more pragmatic approach.

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