In 2025, international trade is shaped by geopolitical tensions, energy transition, and changes in global value chains. Sino-American rivalry continues to impact investment and trade flows, while emerging economies seek greater prominence in multilateral and regional forums. In this scenario, climate change and the decarbonisation agenda are consolidating as determining factors, affecting production patterns, financing, and trade integration in economies such as Brazil.
For the United Kingdom, the 2025 Industrial and Trade Strategies focus on fostering innovation, enhancing industrial competitiveness, attracting investment from emerging markets, and strengthening strategic partnerships in key sectors. This agenda addresses both the need to diversify partners and the search for greater economic resilience. These priorities are of particular interest to players in the renewable energy, infrastructure, life sciences and financial services sectors, who see significant opportunity in Brazil.
In Brazil's case, the challenge lies in combining economic competitiveness and market diversification with the consolidation of its climate and sustainable development agenda. The bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom engenders opportunities for cooperation in clean energy, innovation, sustainable agriculture, and financial integration, areas in which both countries can converge.
The proposed meeting between the UK Minister of State for Trade Policy, Sir Chris Bryant MP, and Senior Fellows from CEBRI seeks to gather the Brazilian perspective on contemporary challenges in international trade and geopolitics, as well as to assess potential points of convergence in the bilateral agenda, with a direct impact on areas of mutual interest to governments, companies, and investors.
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In 2025, international trade is shaped by geopolitical tensions, energy transition, and changes in global value chains. Sino-American rivalry continues to impact investment and trade flows, while emerging economies seek greater prominence in multilateral and regional forums. In this scenario, climate change and the decarbonisation agenda are consolidating as determining factors, affecting production patterns, financing, and trade integration in economies such as Brazil.
For the United Kingdom, the 2025 Industrial and Trade Strategies focus on fostering innovation, enhancing industrial competitiveness, attracting investment from emerging markets, and strengthening strategic partnerships in key sectors. This agenda addresses both the need to diversify partners and the search for greater economic resilience. These priorities are of particular interest to players in the renewable energy, infrastructure, life sciences and financial services sectors, who see significant opportunity in Brazil.
In Brazil's case, the challenge lies in combining economic competitiveness and market diversification with the consolidation of its climate and sustainable development agenda. The bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom engenders opportunities for cooperation in clean energy, innovation, sustainable agriculture, and financial integration, areas in which both countries can converge.
The proposed meeting between the UK Minister of State for Trade Policy, Sir Chris Bryant MP, and Senior Fellows from CEBRI seeks to gather the Brazilian perspective on contemporary challenges in international trade and geopolitics, as well as to assess potential points of convergence in the bilateral agenda, with a direct impact on areas of mutual interest to governments, companies, and investors.
Associate Professor of International Relations at University of São Paulo
Partner at Vallya
Ambassador of Brazil to Germany
Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington
Professor at the School of Economics of São Paulo of Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV EESP)