[Brazil makes preliminary anti-dumping ruling on graphite electrodes originating in China and India] October 21, according to the China Trade Remedy Information Network, on October 19, the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços/Secretaria de Comércio) Exterior) issued Announcement No. 98 of 2026, making a positive preliminary anti-dumping ruling on graphite electrodes (Portuguese: eletrodos de grafite) originating in China and India. It recommended that the investigation continue, not to implement temporary anti-dumping measures, and the time limit for making a final ruling in this case was extended to 18 months from the filing of the case. This case involves products under Mercosur tax number 8545.11.00. On March 12, 2026, the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services issued Announcement No. 18 of 2026, in response to an application submitted by the Brazilian domestic enterprise Graftech Brasil Participações Ltda. on July 31, 2025, to initiate an anti-dumping investigation into graphite electrodes originating in China and India. The dumping investigation period of the case is from April 2024 to March 2025, and the damage investigation period is from April 2020 to March 2025.