{
  "id": 7012007,
  "title": "J.D. Vance group courted Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro over anti-China rare earth deal: report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/j-d-vance-group-courted-brazils-flavio-bolsonaro-over-anti-china-rare",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-12T22:55:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3367328/jd-vance-network-courted-brazils-flavio-bolsonaro-over-anti-china-mineral-deal-report"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A campaign document for Flavio Bolsonaro, the leading presidential candidate in Brazil's upcoming election, proposed a supply chain of rare earths to diminish China's influence, according to a local news outlet. The 22-page plan, written in English and dated March 19, was drafted by Andre Marinho, a close ally of Bolsonaro and a governor candidate in Rio de Janeiro. Marinho claimed the document was never shown to American officials and had no connection to Flavio's campaign. Brazil, the world's second-largest rare earth reserves holder, has been competing with the US and China for them. The US has invested $2.8 billion in a Serra Verde mine and $750 million in the site, while China has offered Brazil a partnership. Flavio Bolsonaro has been courting Washington throughout the campaign, with polls showing him level with the incumbent president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva before the first-round vote on October 4. The document emphasized three points to counter China: stopping the sale of raw ore abroad, avoiding dependence on Chinese processing chains, and aligning with Washington behind a parallel supply system. Lula's foreign policy was labeled as pro-China and guided by geopolitical ambiguity, implying Brazil would become a supplier of raw materials to Chinese industry under Lula's leadership.",
  "summary": "A campaign document belonging to Flavio Bolsonaro, the right-wing front-runner in the presidential election to be held in Brazil next month, offered Washington a rare earths supply chain designed to weaken China’s grip, local news site Amado Mundo reported on Saturday. Written in English and dated March 19, the 22-page presentation was drafted by Andre Marinho, a close Bolsonaro ally who…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "J.D. Vance group courted Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro over anti-China rare earth deal: report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/j-d-vance-group-courted-brazils-flavio-bolsonaro-over-anti-china-rare-7012534",
        "published": "2026-09-12T22:55:23.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}