Exclusive | China delegation visits Brazil to discuss railway link to Peru megaport

Post learns major infrastructure projects on table during week-long tour across country as Beijing eyes boost in trade ties

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A delegation of Chinese officials meets Brazilian authorities at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on Tuesday. Photo: Handout

Published: 5:55am, 17 Apr 2025Updated: 6:04am, 17 Apr 2025

A Chinese delegation eyeing a boost in Asian trade ties is visiting Brazil to discuss major infrastructure projects, the Post has learned, including a railway project linking the South American country to a megaport in Chancay, Peru.

Joao Villaverde, Brazil’s secretary for institutional coordination at the Ministry of Planning, told the Post that the meeting followed strategic agreements signed by presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Xi Jinping last November during the Chinese leader’s state visit.

At the time, the governments established Brazil’s integration with the Pacific as one of four strategic pillars in Sino-Brazilian relations.

This latest delegation included 11 officials from China State Railway Group and the Chinese transport ministry.

“This is the beginning of a technical relationship for in-depth studies, particularly in railways … that revolve around these strategic pillars,” Villaverde said on Wednesday.

Joao Villaverde (third from left) of Brazil’s Ministry of Planning and government colleagues welcome a Chinese delegation to Brasilia on Tuesday. Photo: Handout

According to Brazil’s Executive Office of the Presidency, the delegation toured several projects across the country during the seven-day trip that began last Friday, voicing interest in exploring investment options for the Bioceanic Corridor, a proposed transport route connecting Brazil to the Pacific Ocean.