Brazil’s Vice-President and Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC) Geraldo Alckmin congratulated Brazilian companies on record exports in 2023. He admited that it was the result of the Lula government’s “consistent trade policy”.

Brazil’s trade balance reached a record surplus in 2023 ($98.8 billion), according to the agency’s Foreign Trade Secretariat. It is the highest level since the historical series began in 1989.

Brazilian exports reached a record level in 2023, ($339.7 billion), according to the data. This is reported by
Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS.

“My congratulations to the 28.5 thousand Brazilian companies that helped Brazil to reach this record, creating jobs and income for our citizens, paying high wages and employing skilled labour,” the vice president wrote in his social networks.

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