Fake News - China's Desires in Buying Brazil

Modern Brazilian political situation is standing at the crossroad. While two people are competing for the Presidency, China is also being considered as the major factor. Some people believe that China is gearing up for something big in Brazil - buying the nation, while expert debunks the statement. Really? Why not? How should we understand the economic tie between China and Brazil today? Should Brazil be worried? Marcus Vinicius De Freitas is Senior Fellow at Policy Center for the New South, focusing on International Law, International Relations and Brazil, and is currently a Visiting Professor of International Law and International Relations at China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing, China. He was president of the Sao Paulo Directorate of the Progressive Party, having run for vice governor of the State of Sao Paulo in 2010, where his party polled in third place with more than 1.2 million votes.