Relationship dossier
Brazil
Lesotho
Relationship assessment
Brazil and Lesotho have a framework for technical cooperation, with the extent of practical collaboration unclear.
Brazil toward Lesotho
+15Brazil concluded a bilateral technical cooperation framework with Lesotho, creating a basis for government-to-government cooperation.
Lesotho toward Brazil
+15Lesotho concluded a bilateral technical cooperation framework with Brazil, creating a basis for government-to-government cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral relationship includes a technical cooperation framework, but its practical scope and implementation are unclear. This supports a modestly cooperative characterization without indicating a broad or intensive partnership.
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 Lesotho have a framework for technical cooperation, providing a concrete basis for bilateral engagement. The relationship appears limited in scope, and the extent of cooperation carried out under that framework is unclear.
Key developments
Brazil and Lesotho concluded a bilateral technical cooperation agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral technical cooperation are unclear.
- Details of additional government-to-government cooperation are limited.