Relationship dossier
Brazil
Kuwait
Relationship assessment
Brazil and Kuwait maintain cooperative ties supported by high-level engagement and bilateral agreements.
Brazil toward Kuwait
+25Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited Kuwait in 2010, and Brazil concluded bilateral agreements with Kuwait covering areas including economic and technical cooperation and political consultations.
Kuwait toward Brazil
+25Kuwait hosted Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2010 and concluded bilateral agreements with Brazil covering areas including economic and technical cooperation and political consultations.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a cooperative framework, reflected in high-level engagement and bilateral agreements covering economic and technical cooperation and political consultations. The breadth and implementation of this cooperation are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Brazil and Kuwait have maintained a cooperative bilateral relationship, including high-level engagement and agreements intended to expand cooperation. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited Kuwait in 2010, when the governments concluded agreements covering areas including economic and technical cooperation and political consultations. The scope and implementation of these arrangements are not clear enough to characterize the partnership as especially deep.
Key developments
During Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's visit to Kuwait, the governments concluded bilateral agreements, including on economic and technical cooperation and political consultations.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of sustained cooperation beyond high-level visits and formal agreements is uncertain.