Brazil’s President Luiz InacioLula da Silvaarrived in India this week with the largest-ever Brazilian business delegation to travel abroad. During his high-profile visit, Lula is accompanied by more than 260 Brazilian companies, around 14 cabinet ministers and several top chief executives. He is scheduled to hold wide-ranging bilateral talks with Prime MinisterNarendra Modion February 21.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the two leaders will review the "entire gamut of bilateral relations," with discussions expected to cover trade, investment, energy, defence cooperation, digital technologies and people-to-people links. India and Brazil are seeking to expand commercial ties amid shifting global trade dynamics triggered by tariff actions taken by the United States under President Donald Trump.
The MEA stated that the leaders will exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest, including "cooperation in multilateral fora, reformed multilateralism, global governance and issues concerning the Global South". The strength of Lula's delegation reflects Brazil's push to deepen commercial ties with New Delhi at a time when global supply chains are being reconfigured.
Trade and economic engagement are expected to emerge as the driving force of Lula's visit as Brazilian officials see India as a key partner for diversifying markets and strengthening South-South cooperation.
The Brazilian President on Saturday also announced the inauguration of the first office of the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex) in New Delhi.
"This agency works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and to attract foreign investments to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy," President Lula said in a post on X.
"Brazil and India are two of the largest nations of the Global South. We had a trade flow of US$ 15.2 billion in 2025, with plenty of room for growth. I was accompanied by government ministers and the president of Apex, Jorge Viana," he stated.
The India-Brazil relationship was elevated to a Strategic Partnership in 2006, rooted in shared democratic values and a common vision of inclusive development. Over the years, both countries have worked closely in plurilateral and multilateral forums such as BRICS, IBSA, the G20, the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation, and UNESCO.
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