Relationship dossier
Brazil
Pakistan
Relationship assessment
Modest bilateral engagement, including a 2018 defense-cooperation understanding
Brazil toward Pakistan
+5Brazil signed a defense-cooperation understanding with Pakistan in 2018, providing a basis for bilateral engagement in the defense field.
Pakistan toward Brazil
+5Pakistan signed a defense-cooperation understanding with Brazil in 2018, providing a basis for bilateral engagement in the defense field.
Overall relationship
+5The relationship includes a concrete defense-cooperation understanding but appears modest in scope. Its durability and the extent of practical cooperation beyond that arrangement 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 Pakistan have maintained modest bilateral engagement, including a defense-cooperation understanding signed in 2018. The relationship is not known for major confrontation, but the scope and implementation of cooperation are unclear, so the overall picture is one of limited, constructive engagement.
Key developments
Brazil and Pakistan signed a defense-cooperation understanding.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the 2018 defense-cooperation understanding are unclear.
- The breadth and continuity of bilateral government cooperation beyond defense are uncertain.