President Bola Tinubu arrived in Brasília on Monday to begin a state visit focused on strengthening diplomatic and economic cooperation between Nigeria and Brazil.
He was received at the Brasília Air Base by senior Brazilian officials, including Ambassador Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte and Ambassador Carlos José Areias Moreno Garcete, Brazil’s envoy to Nigeria. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, was also on hand to welcome him.
According to the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu will receive an official welcome with full military honours at the Planalto Palace before holding a private meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Both leaders will later participate in expanded bilateral talks, witness the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), and address a joint press conference.
The visit builds on recent high-level engagements between the two countries, including Tinubu’s participation in the BRICS Leaders’ Summit in July 2025 and the G20 Summit in November 2024, both hosted by Brazil.
Nigeria and Brazil, whose relations date back to the early 1960s, have recently intensified cooperation in agriculture and defence. Key initiatives include the $1.1 billion Green Imperative Programme to enhance food security and create jobs, as well as a $2.5 billion JBS investment and a new defence cooperation pact.
