Brazil Strategic

Seven Lenses · Brazil · UAE Leaders Program 2026

Global Influence

BRICS founding member, G20 chair 2024, COP30 host 2025 — Brazil shapes the Global South agenda with diplomatic leverage across multilateral forums.

Total Trade

$584B

+12% YoY

MDIC 2026

BRICS Trade

$143B

+18% YoY

Itamaraty 2026

Embassies

220

World's 3rd

Itamaraty 2026

UN Peacekeeping

5th

Largest contributor

UN 2026

G20 Presidency

2024

Completed

G20 2026

COP Host

Belém

Nov 2025

UNFCCC 2026

Democracy Index

6.68

Flawed dem.

EIU 2026

Soft Power Rank

26th

+3 places

Brand Finance 2026

Briefing 01·BRICS Leadership

BRICS Leadership Role

Brazil's position within the expanded bloc & multilateral leverage

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Briefing 02·UN Security Council

UN Security Council Reform Bid

Permanent UNSC Seat (G4 Bid) · 4 attempts since 2005

Brazil's Case

5th largest contributor to UN peacekeeping budget

10th largest economy — largest unrepresented at UNSC

Active in 40+ multilateral peace operations

Key Obstacles

Uniting for Consensus bloc (Italy, Pakistan, Mexico, South Korea) opposition

Chinese reluctance over G4 Japanese co-bid

Constitutional amendment requires 2/3 General Assembly majority

P5 Diplomatic Support Levels

🇫🇷 FranceEndorsed
🇬🇧 United KingdomEndorsed
🇷🇺 RussiaConditional
🇨🇳 ChinaHesitant
🇺🇸 United StatesQualified Support
Briefing 03·Global South

Global South Diplomacy

Convening power, summit diplomacy, mediation tracks

G20

Chair 2024

COP30

Host 2025

220

Embassies

Key Initiatives

1

G20 Presidency 2024

First LAC G20 chair — pushed global governance reform agenda, permanent seat for African Union

2

COP30 Belém 2025

Hosting the defining climate summit — Amazon-focused agenda, climate finance reform

3

Friends of Peace Group

Co-founded with China — alternative mediation track for Ukraine conflict

4

CELAC Leadership

Active convening role in Latin American integration & regional stability

84 consulates41 multilateral missions
Briefing 04·Trade Geopolitics

Trade Geopolitics

Total trade $584.2B · strategic agreement landscape

Top Export Destinations

🇨🇳 China$104.3B
🇺🇸 United States$56.2B
🇦🇷 Argentina$18.1B
🇪🇺 European Union$47.2B
🇦🇪 UAE$12.7B

Top Import Sources

🇨🇳 China$58.4B
🇺🇸 United States$48.3B
🇦🇷 Argentina$16.4B
🇩🇪 Germany$15.3B
🇮🇳 India$8.2B

Strategic Agreements

EU–Mercosur Deal

2024

Ratification pending

Brazil–UAE CEPA

2023

In force

BRICS NDB Capital Increase

2025

Active

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