Brazilian agribusiness fears Iranian retaliation and calls for Brazil's neutrality in US versus Iran conflict

According to the Congress em Foco website, Brazilian agribusiness, the sector that most benefits from Brazil's trade transactions with Iran, which is the second-largest importer of corn, the fifth-largest buyer of soybeans and the sixth-largest beef producer in Brazil. 2019.

This concern is so great that the president of the Parliamentary Front of Agriculture, Deputy Alceu Moreira (MDB-RS), defended that Brazil remains neutral to avoid diplomatic problems that could harm business between the two countries.

Brazilian agribusiness has much to lose if the Bolsonaro government maintains automatic alignment with the Trump government.

The note from Itamaraty (Brazil's Foreign Ministry), which said it supported the "fight against the scourge of terrorism" and placed itself with the US in the conflict, drives away a major buyer of Brazilian raw materials.

#Iranbrazil: Iranian government asks Brazil for explanations of US support note; on twitter, Brazilian population asks Bolsonaro to be silent (#BolsonaroFicaCalado) and declare themselves against the war

According to the newspaper O Globo, Iran's Foreign Ministry asked the Brazilian diplomacy for explanations on Sunday about Brazil's position on the death of General Qassem Soleimani.

Tensions between the United States and Iran worry several world leaders. In Brazil, the population is also concerned, mainly compossible manifestations by the President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro (without party), about the foreign impasse. For this reason, the country had Twitter users asking: #BolsonaroFicaCalado (a request for the president to be silent).

Iranian state TV even aired Brazilian messages on Twitter asking them not to be attacked. Brazilian netizens flooded Twitter with requests for Brazil to stay out of a possible conflict between the United States and Iran. There is even a meme with singer Gretchen, who went viral in recent days, which reads: warn that the Brazilian people do not agree with the opinion of the President of the United States."