Relationship dossier
Brazil
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
A strategic partnership with aerospace cooperation, alongside differences over Brazil’s approach to Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Brazil toward Ukraine
+20Brazil and Ukraine established a strategic partnership and pursued the joint Cyclone-4 satellite-launch project. Since Russia’s 2022 invasion, Brazil has engaged Ukrainian leaders diplomatically and supported negotiations, but has not provided military aid and has resisted alignment with Western sanctions.
Ukraine toward Brazil
+20Ukraine participated in the strategic partnership and the joint Cyclone-4 launch project with Brazil. Ukrainian leaders have engaged Brazil diplomatically over the war and sought support for Ukraine’s position.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has included a strategic partnership and a substantial aerospace initiative, but the launch project was discontinued and Brazil’s approach to Russia’s war differs from Ukraine’s. Diplomatic engagement continues to provide a channel for cooperation, though the breadth of practical ties is 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 Ukraine have maintained a strategic partnership and pursued cooperation in aerospace, including the Cyclone-4 launch project. Brazil has also engaged Ukraine diplomatically since Russia’s 2022 invasion, while declining to provide military aid and advocating negotiations. These ties combine practical cooperation with differences over Brazil’s approach to the war.
Areas of tension
- Differences over Brazil’s non-aligned approach to Russia’s war, including its opposition to military aid and sanctions.
Key developments
Brazil and Ukraine established a strategic partnership.
The two countries pursued the Cyclone-4 satellite-launch project; Brazil later discontinued the project.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Hiroshima and discussed the war and peace efforts.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of continuing bilateral cooperation after the Cyclone-4 project ended is unclear.
- The scope and practical outcomes of recent diplomatic engagement are unclear.