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10/2026

Is Santa Catarina China's warehouse in Brazil?

A southern state with one in twenty of Brazil's jobs bought a fifth of everything Brazil imported from China in 2025, and its governors have announced Chinese factories since 2012. A tax reform starts to remove the state's import credit in 2029.

How many of the Chinese factories announced for Santa Catarina since 2012 are running? 2 of 16
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