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This diplomatic spat comes amid persistent tensions between the US and China over trade imbalances.
But extended electrical power instability could hinder growth, analysts warn.
After a war of words, China's Xi and America's Trump agree to no new trade tariffs ... for now.
The UN Security Council is scheduled to discuss the incident in a Monday session.
"[We] will take necessary measures and safeguard legitimate rights and interests of Chinese businesses," Beijing said.
One item in focus was the strategic Iranian port of Chabahar which has been exempted from the sanctions regimen.
Recently, Bolsonaro vowed to scrap the Paris Agreement on the environment but was forced to walk back his statements.
Trump had said he wanted to withdraw from the INF treaty because of alleged Russian violations.
South Africa is the fifth easiest country in Africa to run a business and fell to a rank of 82 out of 190 nations.
For ordinary South Africans, electricity and fuel, have risen. Unemployment is unacceptably high.