São Paulo – During a visit to the headquarters of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) in São Paulo on Monday (24), Qatar Chamber committee chair Mohamed Bin Amed Al Obaidly told ABCC President William Adib Dib Jr. that the Gulf country wants to become a hub for companies, especially food producers, to manufacture and re-export goods. Obaidly and Qatar Chamber Public Relations Department Director Ahmed Abu Nahya visited the ABCC as part of their schedule out in Brazil over the coming days.
Qatar Chamber executives will meet with organizations representing Brazilian meat producers and exporters, government officials, and representatives of the São Paulo industry group Fiesp, and the São Paulo Commercial Association (ACSP). The meetings aim to attract Brazilian companies to operate in the country. At the ABCC Chamber, they were received by Dib, Institutional Relations Advisor Bassel Abou Latif, and Market Intelligence Manager Marcus Vinicius.
“We want to become a major hub. That is why we have a schedule of meetings. We want to do business, not pay courtesy visits,” Obaidly said. Qatar’s interest is not only in ensuring food security but also in becoming a food exporter. This is why it is seeking investments in logistics, production and distribution. “We are not talking about government investment, but rather private-sector investment.”
At the meeting, Vinicius presented data on bilateral trade, compiled by the institution based on data from Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry, Foreign Trade and Services. In 2025, Brazil exported USD 373.4 million, down 17.4% from 2024, and imported USD 591.8 million, down 19.7% year on year. Brazil’s main exports were beef and chicken, refined oil and iron ore. The main imports were nitrogen fertilizers, refined oil, sulfur and aluminum.
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Translated by Guilherme Miranda
