On February 18, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolences to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over the heavy casualties caused by the torrential rain in Brazil.

  Xi Jinping said that I was shocked to learn of the heavy rain disaster in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which caused heavy casualties and property losses. I would like to express my deep condolences to the victims, my sincere condolences to the families of the victims and the missing, and to the people in the disaster area, and wish the injured a speedy recovery. .