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Nonetheless, Brazil recorded a trade surplus of $68.293 billion (€58.049 billion), a decrease of 7.9% compared to 2024. Brazilian exports last year totaled $348.676 billion (€296.374 billion), a record amount that is 3.5% higher than in 2024, according to data released today by the Ministry of Development, Industry, and Trade.
Despite the increase in sales, the country ended 2025 with a lower surplus than in 2024 due to imports growing at a higher rate of 6.7%, totaling $280.382 billion (€238.325 billion). The reduction in surplus is also attributed to tariffs imposed by the United States, Brazil’s second-largest trading partner, which led to a 6.6% drop in Brazilian exports to that country.
The situation began to normalize in December, after Trump reduced tariffs on most products from Brazil to 10% following a series of meetings and conversations with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Brazil compensated for the drop in sales to the United States by increasing exports to its other three largest trading partners: China (+6.0%), the European Union (+3.2%), and Argentina (+31.4%).
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