President Bola Tinubu arrived in Brasília on Monday for a state visit focused on strengthening diplomatic and economic ties between Nigeria and Brazil
He was received at the Brasília Air Base by senior Brazilian officials, including Ambassador Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte and Brazil’s ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos José Areias Moreno Garcete. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, was also on hand to welcome him.
According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu will receive full military honours at an official ceremony later today at the Planalto Palace, after which he will meet privately with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The two leaders will hold expanded bilateral meetings, witness the signing of multiple Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), and address a joint press conference.
The visit will build on recent agreements in agriculture and defence, including a defence cooperation pact and strategic dialogue mechanism. Initiatives such as the $1.1 billion Green Imperative Programme and the $2.5 billion JBS investment are expected to feature prominently in discussions aimed at boosting food security and job creation in Nigeria.
This engagement follows Tinubu’s participation in the BRICS Leaders’ Summit in July 2025 and the G20 Summit in November 2024, both held in Brazil, underscoring renewed momentum in Nigeria–Brazil relations dating back to the early 1960s.
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