Relationship dossier
Brazil
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Brazil and Switzerland maintain cooperative economic, legal, and research ties.
Brazil toward Switzerland
+30Brazil has pursued bilateral economic and legal cooperation with Switzerland, including agreements on investment protection and avoidance of double taxation, as well as cooperation in science and research.
Switzerland toward Brazil
+30Switzerland has pursued bilateral economic and legal cooperation with Brazil, including agreements on investment protection and avoidance of double taxation, and cooperation in science and research.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is structured around durable economic and legal agreements, with cooperation extending to science and research. These arrangements support a cooperative bilateral relationship; the scale and continuity of wider initiatives are less clear.
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 Switzerland maintain a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral economic and legal arrangements. The two governments have concluded agreements on investment protection and avoidance of double taxation, and have pursued cooperation in areas including science and research. The relationship appears substantially cooperative, though the scope and implementation of broader bilateral initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
Brazil and Switzerland concluded a bilateral investment protection agreement.
Brazil and Switzerland signed a double taxation agreement, which entered into force in 2021.
The two countries established an agreement supporting cooperation in science and technology.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral science and research cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing economic and political dialogue is uncertain.