"We want to expand our relationship with China," says parliamentary group leader on the subject.

Sputnik - In an interview with Sputnik Brazil, federal deputy Daniel Almeida (PCdoB-BA), coordinator of the Brazil-China Parliamentary Group, said that "Congress should monitor the relationship between the two countries from an economic, political, social, and cultural point of view, always seeking to strengthen these relations."

"China is the fastest-growing and most steadily increasing economy in the world, and it has delivered results that deserve global attention. It has experienced more than 30 years of continuous and stable growth, an economy with an extremely robust technological standard, competing technologically with any economy, any society on the planet," he said.

According to Congressman Daniel Almeida, the Bolsonaro government's excessive rapprochement with the United States is a cause for concern, given that China is Brazil's main trading partner.

"Our concern at this moment relates to a certain manifestation by the current government of a disregard for this relationship with China, attempting to establish a privileged relationship with the United States," he commented.

Daniel Almeida stated that strengthening relations with the Chinese is extremely relevant, especially this year in which Brazil will host the BRICS summit in November — the economic cooperation group that includes, in addition to Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

"I don't believe that Brazil can find a path to its development, its autonomy, its sovereignty detached from this multipolar world and the strengthening of the BRICS," he added.

The Brazil-China Parliamentary Group has around 60 members and is open to the participation of other parliamentarians.