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Brazil and China take a formal step toward a long-discussed railway to Peru. Supreme Court Justice Moraes has been subpoenaed by a US court. Edinho Silva’s election as the new Workers’ Party chair could signal a pragmatic shift.
Gustavo Ribeiro
July 09, 2025
INFRASTRUCTURE
Brazil, China serious about railway to Peru megaport
The Brazil-China five-year cooperation agreement was signed during a remote meeting on Monday. Photo: Michel Corvelo/MT
Brazil and China have taken the first formal step toward building a long-mooted railway that could one day link the heart of South America’s farm belt to the Pacific Ocean — and, by extension, to Asia’s vast consumer markets.
The two countries signed on Monday a five-year cooperation agreement to study the viability of a train line connecting Lucas do Rio Verde, in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state, to the Peruvian megaport of Chancay, a newly minted logistics hub operated by China’s Cosco Shipping…
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