[Brazil makes a preliminary anti-dumping ruling on refractory materials from China] On October 21, the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services issued Announcement No. 102 of 2026 on October 19, 2026, making a positive preliminary anti-dumping ruling on refractory materials originating in China (Portuguese: refractários básicos e não básicos). It is recommended to continue the investigation and not implement temporary anti-dumping measures. This case involves Mercosur tax numbers 6815.91.10, 6815.91.90, 6815.99.19, 6815.99.90, 6902.10.18, 690 Products under 2.10.19, 6902.10.90, 6902.20.10, 6902.20.91, 6902.20.99 and 6902.90.90. On September 30, 2025, the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services issued Announcement No. 75 of 2025, in response to an application submitted by the Brazilian Refractory Manufacturers Association [Associação Brasileira de Fabricantes de Refratários (Abrafar)] on January 30, 2025, to initiate an anti-dumping investigation into refractory materials originating in China. The dumping investigation period of the case is from October 2023 to September 2024, and the damage investigation period is from October 2019 to September 2024.