Brazil–Ukraine relations

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Brazil–Ukraine relations
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Brazil and Ukraine are strategic partners and cooperate in trade, space technology, education, energy, healthcare, and defense. [1] Brazil recognized Ukraine's independence on December 26, 1991, and bilateral relations were established on February 11, 1992. [2] The development of a joint space industry had strengthened the bilateral ties between the two countries. [1] Ukraine considers Brazil its key trade partner in Latin America and has been a vocal supporter of the Brazilian bid for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council. [1] [3]

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Brazil has the third largest Ukrainian population outside of the former Soviet Union, with approximately 500,000 Ukrainian descendants. [4]

Country comparison

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Population207,700,00042,418,235
Area8,516,000 km2 (3,288,000 sq mi) (86% the size of the U.S.)603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi)
Population density24.66/km2 (63.1/sq mi)73.8/km2 (191.1/sq mi)
Capital Brasília Kyiv
Largest city São Paulo – 12,040,000 (21,242,939 Metro) Kyiv (2,900,92)
Government Federal presidential constitutional republic Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
First leaderEmperor Pedro I Leonid Kravchuk
Current leaderPresident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Official languages Portuguese Ukrainian

History

Brazil recognized Ukraine's independence on December 26, 1991. Bilateral relations were established two months later on February 11, 1992. However, high level dialogue would begin in October 1995, when President Leonid Kuchma made the first official visit of a President of Ukraine to Brazil. During that visit, Kuchma proposed that both countries could cooperate in the aerospace sector. Ukraine could supply Brazil with advanced missile technology while Brazil offered a cheap launch site for rocket tests. [5] President Fernando Henrique Cardoso repaid the visit in January 2002, becoming the first Brazilian President to visit Ukraine. [2]

Bilateral contacts significantly increased after the inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil. In September 2003, the presidents of Ukraine and Brazil met in New York, during the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The state-level dialogue continued with the official visits of the President of Ukraine to Brazil in October 2003, and of the President of Brazil to Ukraine in 2004. Bilateral dialogue at the highest level was again pursued in September 2005 within the framework of participation of the Presidents of Ukraine and Brazil in the activities of 60th session of the United Nations General Assembly. [2]

In November 2008, the Secretary of Strategic Affairs of the Presidency of Brazil, Roberto Mangabeira Unger, made an important visit to Ukraine. The visit paved way for the signing of several important bilateral agreements in the fields of defense and space technology. [2]

A major boost to the development of bilateral cooperation was the meeting of the two presidents within the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22, 2009. During this meeting, both presidents agreed to establish working groups in order to prepare for the visit of President Lula da Silva to Ukraine, which was successfully held in December 2009. This visit marked an important step in the strengthening of bilateral relations – it established the strategic partnership between the two countries. Agreements in the fields of aircraft manufacturing, defense, technology, space exploration and nuclear energy, followed. [2]

In April 2011, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov met with the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, in Sanya. The two discussed a wide range of topics on the bilateral agenda, in particular the progress of the Ukrainian-Brazilian space project "Alcântara Cyclone Space". Mykola Azarov and Dilma Rousseff also talked about the 120th anniversary of the Ukrainian immigration to Brazil. [2]

The President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, made a state visit to Brazil on October 25, 2011. During the occasion, the Ukrainian and Brazilian governments issued a joint statement outlining areas of cooperation for the subsequent years, with the aim of further elevating the bilateral partnership. [1]

Russo-Ukrainian War

On 27 February 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and stated that Brazil would "adopt a neutral stance on Ukraine", would not impose sanctions on Russia, and that Ukrainians had "trusted a comedian with the fate of a nation". [6] On 2 March, Brazil approved of UN General assembly resolution ES-11/1 demanding a full withdrawal of Russian forces. [7]

President Jair Bolsonaro lost the 2022 Brazilian general election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who repeatedly attacked NATO and the European Union as the cause of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, accusing NATO of "claiming for itself the right to install military bases in the vicinity of another country". He criticized Western leaders for "encouraging war instead of focusing on closed-door negotiations" and having "failed to do enough to negotiate with Russia", while also blaming Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy of being "as responsible as Putin for the war". [8] [9] Later in April 2023, Lula suggested that Ukraine should "give up Crimea" to end the war, saying Zelenskyy "can not want everything". [10]

In May 2023 Brazil denied a request from the Ukrainian government for the purchase of 450 VBTP-MR Guarani armored vehicles in their ambulance configuration, in spite of Ukraine offering assurances that the vehicles would only be used for humanitarian purposes such as evacuating civilians and transferring wounded personnel. [11] [12]

In September 2023, Lula met with Zelensky in New York City to discuss the future of the war and improve relations between the two countries. [13]

Trade and investment

Trade

2003200420052006200720082009
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukrainian exports to Brazil$163 million$206 million$143 million$151 million$378 million$711 million$156 million
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazilian exports to Ukraine$94 million$183 million$221 million$221 million$274 million$465 million$242 million
Total trade$257 million$389 million$364 million$372 million$652 million$1.2 billion$398 million
Note: All values are in U.S. dollars. Source: MRE [14]

Resident diplomatic missions

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