Relationship dossier
Brazil
Qatar
Relationship assessment
Brazil and Qatar maintain a cooperative partnership supported by bilateral agreements and high-level engagement.
Brazil toward Qatar
+20Brazil has engaged Qatar through a strategic partnership and bilateral agreements, including agreements signed during the Qatari emir’s 2019 visit. The scope and implementation of Brazil’s cooperation with Qatar are unclear.
Qatar toward Brazil
+20Qatar has engaged Brazil through a strategic partnership and bilateral agreements, including agreements signed during the Qatari emir’s 2019 visit. The scope and implementation of Qatar’s cooperation with Brazil are unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by formal partnership and agreements, with high-level engagement in 2019. These provide a cooperative framework, but the scale and durability of practical cooperation 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 Qatar have pursued formal bilateral cooperation, including a strategic partnership and agreements covering areas such as defense and visa arrangements. Qatar’s emir visited Brazil in 2019, when the governments signed further agreements. These measures indicate cooperative ties, though the breadth and implementation of government-to-government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
During the Qatari emir’s visit to Brazil, the governments signed bilateral agreements, including in areas such as defense and visa arrangements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing government-to-government cooperation is uncertain.