Minister of Mines and Energy is in the Asian country; was also at Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen
The Minister of Mines and Energy, (PSD), was on Sunday (20.ab.2025) in Shenzhen (China), at the automaker’s headquarters. According to him, the visit was primarily to discuss “More investments” and the “Strengthening of the national industry”.
Silveira met with Oscar Su, vice president of the company in Latin America, to discuss the expansion of the electric car market and the production of batteries aimed at stabilizing the Brazilian electrical system.
“Visiting the BYD and discussing more investments, more concessionaire assembly, more technology, more strengthening of the national industry. Demonstrating that Brazil moves to the green industry, the decarbonization industry”Said Silveira published by the Ministry of Mines and Energy on Instagram.
Silveira’s visit to BYD headquarters resulted in the alignment of investments on two fronts: expansion of electric cars and focused on battery solutions for stabilization of SIN (National Interconnected System).
“These resources are fundamental for Brazil to strengthen its leadership within the global energy transition, further transforming our energy and our mobility”Said the minister.
Silveira pointed out that Brazil is “robusting the partnership with the auto industry ” and strengthening partnerships to promote sustainable development.
“Our country gathers unique conditions to lead this process, with a majority electrically clean and growing technological potential. We are committed to seeking the best international experiences to turn this potential into concrete opportunities for all Brazilians ”he declared.
Silveira meets a strategic agenda in China to attract investments in electric mobility, batteries and data centers to Brazil. The visit of the minister is also part of the preparation for the trip of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) to the Asian country, scheduled for next month.
After BYD, the minister visited the headquarters of, where he met with Hou Jinlong, president of the Digital Power Division, and Li Yangming, responsible for the oil and gas sector. During the meeting, the minister stressed the importance of this year as a milestone for the modernization of the energy sector.
Watch the video published by the Ministry of Mines and Energy with images of the visits from Silveira to Byd and Huawei:
This Monday (21.abr), Silveira was at CGN, Chinese state company of nuclear energy.
“Extreme efficiency in the application of clean, sustainable and fundamental nuclear energy for the Chinese energy matrix”Said Silveira published on his Instagram profile.
The minister argued that Brazil invests in nuclear energy. “That we can advance in this energy to support our network, to be able to advance in modernization”He said.
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Electric cars
The importation of electric and hybrid cars had one over the same period last year. Data from (Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services) show that Brazil has bought US $ 428.7 million cars from this category from January to March.
The survey was based on the federal government panel. In the 1st quarter of 2025, Brazil imported US $ 104.8 million in electric cars and US $ 323.9 million in hybrid vehicles. The fall was 74.9% and 29.1%, respectively.
China is the leading exporter of electric cars in the world and concentrates a significant portion of sales in Brazil. In 2024, the vehicles imported from the Asian country responded by. Already among hybrids, 64% were Chinese.
Despite being consolidated in the market, a slowdown in the Chinese electric and hybrid vehicle market in 2025 is expected. According to Chinese exports fell 18% in February this year compared to the same period last year.
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