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Secretary Antony J. Blinken's visit to Brasilia, Brazil on February
20, 2024, underscores the United States' commitment to supporting
Brazil's goals during its Presidency of the Group of 20 (G20).
Secretary Blinken will meet with Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula
da Silva in advance of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Rio de
Janeiro. The Secretary will reaffirm our mutual interest in securing
international peace, recognizing workers' rights, promoting racial
equity, and ending deforestation.
**U.S.-Brazil Relations**
This year marks the bicentennial of U.S.-Brazil relations. Following
Brazil's independence in 1822, the United States was one of the first
countries to recognize Brazil in 1824. As the largest democracies in
the Western Hemisphere, the U.S.-Brazil partnership is rooted in a
shared commitment to sustainable economic growth and prosperity;
promotion of international peace, security, and respect for human
rights; protection of the environment and biodiversity; and strong
defense, health, and security cooperation.
**U.S.-Brazil Economic Relations**
* Brazil is the world's eleventh-largest economy, and the United Sta
* Brazil's main imports from the United States are industrial and en
* U.S. exports to Brazil support nearly 130,000 U.S. jobs and U.S. p
* According to the Brazilian Central Bank, U.S. foreign direct inves
* The United States and Brazil seek to expand the bilateral Agreemen
**U.S.-Brazil Relations on Human Rights**
* Since 2015, the two countries have engaged through the U.S.-Brazil
* In May 2023, the Governments of Brazil and the United States relau
* In September 2023, Presidents Biden and Lula launched the Partners
**U.S.-Brazil Climate Engagement**
* Brazil has one of the cleanest power generation matrixes in the wo
* Although deforestation rates have increased in the last decade, th
* The United States applauds Brazil's success in reducing by half de
* The United States currently provides technical and financial suppo
**U.S.-Brazil Education and Cultural Cooperation**
* The United States and Brazil have a long history of people-to-peop
* More than 60,000 youth, students, scholars, teachers, and professi
* Forty-two EducationUSA centers help Brazilian high school and univ
**U.S.-Brazil Technology and Defense Cooperation**
* The United States and Brazil are strengthening cooperation on defe
* Brazil became a Major Non-NATO Ally of the United States in July 2
* In March 2022, the Brazilian Congress ratified the Research, Devel
* The draft Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement (RDPA) was rele
**U.S. Assistance to Brazil**
* The U.S. Department of State's Bureaus of International Narcotics
* The U.S. government also employs a variety of INL programs to buil
* The U.S. government also provides security assistance to military
* Since FY 2017, the U.S. government has provided more than $3.6 bil
* USAID engages in a long-standing bilateral partnership with the Go
**Brazil's Membership in International Organizations**
* Brazil and the United States share a commitment to multilateral en
* For the last two years, Brazil has partnered with the United State
* In 2023, Brazil held the Presidency of the Latin American Associat
**Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation**
* Brazil is an active member and positive voice in the Partnership f
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