On February 18, 2022, President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro over the heavy casualties caused by the heavy rains disaster in the country.

Xi Jinping said, I am shocked to learn that a heavy rains disaster hit the Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil, causing heavy casualties and property losses. I would like to extend my deep condolences to the victims and sincere sympathies to the families of the victims and the missing, as well as to the people in the disaster-hit areas, and wish the injured a speedy recovery.