Segun Atanda/
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday arrived in Brasília, Brazil, to commence a state visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and deepening economic, political, and cultural ties between the two countries.
The President, who flew in from Los Angeles, United States, was received at the Brasília Air Base by senior Brazilian officials, including Ambassador Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, Secretary for Africa and the Middle East, and Ambassador Carlos José Areias Moreno Garcete, Brazil’s Ambassador to Nigeria. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, was also on hand to welcome him.
An official ceremony with full military honours will take place at the Planalto Palace, where President Tinubu will hold a one-on-one meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva before expanded bilateral talks. Both leaders will witness the signing of several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and later address a joint press conference.
During the visit, President Tinubu is also scheduled to meet with the President of the Brazilian Senate, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, and the President of the Supreme Federal Court. He will further engage Brazilian and Nigerian business leaders at the Nigeria–Brazil Business Forum.
Nigeria and Brazil, which share over six decades of diplomatic ties, have in recent years expanded cooperation in agriculture, defence, trade, energy, and education. Brazil is a key partner in Nigeria’s food security initiatives, including the $2.5 billion JBS investment and the $1.1 billion Green Imperative agricultural mechanisation programme.
President Tinubu’s visit is expected to consolidate these strategic partnerships and open new opportunities for collaboration between Africa’s largest economy and South America’s biggest nation.
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