For Brazil, Russia is synonymous with fertilizer

Why do both Lula and Bolsonaro maintain good relations with Russia, with Putin?

Follow the money.

What is Brazil's largest export product?

Soybeans.

Main destination? China.

But soybeans don't fall from the sky. We need inputs.

Especially in Brazilian soil, which is not rich in nutrients, we need fertilizers.

And where do these fertilizers come from?

Russia.

It's that simple…

Russia represents a fundamental piece in our economic matrix.

This economic triangulation of Russia - Brazil - China requires that Brazil be an ally of these countries, regardless of the government.

And this alliance, like it or not, is what keeps the dollar from reaching R$10.

Without agricultural exports, we wouldn't have dollars coming into our country. And the currency would depreciate.