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Moscow sees prospects for building additional nuclear power units in Brazil, Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov has stated. He was speaking at the Russian-Brazilian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, and Technical Cooperation currently being held in Brasilia.
Reshetnikov stated that “In nuclear energy, Rosatom fully meets the needs of Brazilian nuclear power plants and supplies radioisotopes necessary for scientific research and healthcare. We see prospects in the area of constructing additional Russian-designed power units, with both large and small capacity.”
Alexey Labetsky, the Russian ambassador to Brazil, speaking at the same event, said that “Russia has good prospects for exporting liquefied natural gas to Brazil. He said, “We discussed exporting liquefied natural gas to Brazil, although we are only at the first stage of the journey for this.”
Russia is also committed to further cooperation in the IT sector. Reshetnikov also added that there are additional opportunities for Russian companies to help to digitalize Brazil’s urban environment and public administration, as well as the implementation of telecommunications and cybersecurity solutions.
Brazil was Russia’s main trading partner in Latin America last year, with bilateral trade of about US$10.5 billion.
Labetsky said, “This is an excellent goods turnover. It is primarily based on exports of Russian fertilizers, all types of fertilizers. We supply the local market with around 30% of what the Brazilian agricultural industry needs. And secondly, we are currently one of the main suppliers of diesel. Diesel is the fuel that guarantees the functioning of the Brazilian agricultural industry, because all of the produce from the country’s internal regions is mainly shipped to ports via road transport. In terms of Brazil’s exports to Russia, these are primarily agricultural products—meat, nuts, and tobacco. The main task before us is diversifying goods trade in order to expand the product range and in order to establish strong links between various categories of industry.”
