Relationship dossier
Brazil
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Growing economic partnership, including investment cooperation and a 2024 trade agreement
Brazil toward United Arab Emirates
+45Brazil has pursued bilateral economic cooperation with the UAE, including investment and technology initiatives, and joined the UAE in signing a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in 2024.
United Arab Emirates toward Brazil
+45The UAE has pursued investment cooperation with Brazil and joined it in signing a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in 2024.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship is characterized by expanding economic cooperation, including bilateral investment initiatives and a 2024 trade agreement. These provide a durable basis for partnership, although the implementation and overall scale of commitments remain 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 the United Arab Emirates have expanded bilateral economic engagement through investment cooperation and trade agreements. The countries signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in 2024, and their governments have pursued broader cooperation in areas including investment and technology. These initiatives indicate substantive cooperation, though the scale and implementation of commitments are not fully clear.
Key developments
Brazil and the United Arab Emirates signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which announced investment commitments have been implemented is unclear.
- The practical effects of the 2024 trade agreement are not yet clear.