Through May 2026, Brazil spent $2.43 billion on drilling platforms and specialized vessels — every dollar going to a single country: South Korea.
Brazil shipped 835,400 kg of pharmaceuticals to Ecuador in 2025, up 75.4% above the multi-year historical average for the corridor, per MDIC data.
In the first five months of 2026, Argentina absorbed US$ 9.6M in Brazilian electrical capacitors — 14 times the volume recorded in the same period of 2025.
The Brazil–Argentina glass mirror corridor closed 2025 at US$ 4.4M, marking a third straight year of growth and a sharp acceleration from US$ 808K in 2024.
Honduras became Brazil's #1 steam turbine export destination YTD 2026, absorbing US$ 10.7M and 37.9% of total Brazilian steam turbine exports.
Hong Kong climbed from 22nd to first among Brazilian office equipment parts destinations in 2026, capturing 33% of all exports from under 1%.
Volume shipped to the Eastern European buyer fell from 419,000 kg to 36,000 kg in five months — the steepest YTD drop this corridor has recorded.
Brazilian compressor and fan exports surged 121% in FOB value through May 2026 while volume rose just 8.3% — a 113-pp unit-price divergence.
The city-state now accounts for 61% of Brazil's air compressor and pump exports, accumulating US$ 308 million in 2026 YTD — a near-1,000-fold FOB jump.
Brazil imported 124,393 tons of chemical wood pulp from Argentina in 2025, beating the long-run average by 42% and setting a bilateral record.
An HHI of 0.99 and just four suppliers: Brazil imported US$ 778.5 M in fresh fish in 2025 with near-total dependence on Chile — rational or fragile?
Brazilian exports of cyclic hydrocarbons to Spain went from US$853K to US$7.4 M in two years, opening a consolidating petrochemical corridor with Europe.
Brazilian exports of vaccines and immunological products to Russia climbed from US$1.4 M to US$12.9 M in two years, building an unlikely biotech corridor.
Brazil's cellulose imports from Thailand climbed from US$369k in 2023 to US$3.2M in 2025 — nearly nine-fold growth across three consecutive years.
Chile accounts for 99.9% of Brazil's iron ore imports in 2026, with an HHI of 0.999 — a single-supplier dependency leaving virtually no supply redundancy.
Brazil shipped US$ 5.0M in enzymes to Paraguay in January–May 2026, a 28.3% gain in dollar value and a 16.3% rise in volume versus a year earlier.
Brazil's artificial filament yarn to South Africa tripled back-to-back, from US$211K in 2023 to US$2.1M in 2025, tripling twice in consecutive years.
Brazilian exports of dried pepper and capsicum to Colombia grew from US$215K in 2023 to US$1.6M in 2025, a compound +643% gain in two years.
Brazil's exports of refined petroleum products to Poland surged more than 7-fold in two years, opening a new European supply corridor from Santos.
Brazil's imports of metal oxides and inorganic bases from Turkey surged more than 8-fold in two years, from US$ 155k to US$ 1.24 million in 2025.
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