Relationship dossier
Brazil
Libya
Relationship assessment
Brazil and Libya have pursued bilateral cooperation, alongside Brazil’s support for a UN-led response to conflict in Libya.
Brazil toward Libya
+20Brazil engaged Libya through high-level bilateral talks and agreements during Gaddafi’s 2009 visit. In 2011, Brazil abstained on the UN Security Council resolution authorizing measures to protect civilians in Libya and supported a UN-centered approach to the crisis.
Libya toward Brazil
+20The Libyan government under Muammar Gaddafi conducted high-level bilateral engagement with Brazil during his 2009 visit and concluded agreements with the Brazilian government. The breadth and implementation of those agreements are unclear.
Overall relationship
+15Bilateral engagement included high-level cooperation and agreements in 2009, while Brazil’s later stance on the Libyan conflict emphasized a UN-centered response. These features indicate some substantive cooperation, but the relationship’s continuity and practical depth across Libya’s political upheaval are uncertain.
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 Libya have had periods of practical cooperation, including high-level engagement and bilateral agreements during Muammar Gaddafi’s 2009 visit to Brazil. Brazil later supported a UN-led approach to the Libyan conflict and abstained on the 2011 Security Council resolution authorizing measures to protect civilians. The available bilateral picture spans distinct political periods, and the scope and implementation of cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Muammar Gaddafi visited Brazil and the governments announced bilateral agreements.
Brazil abstained on UN Security Council Resolution 1973 concerning measures to protect civilians in Libya.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements announced during Gaddafi’s 2009 visit are unclear.
- The extent of direct Brazilian-Libyan government cooperation after Libya’s 2011 upheaval is unclear.