Relationship dossier

Brazil United Kingdom

Relationship assessment

Strategic partnership with cooperation on trade and climate issues

Brazil toward United Kingdom

+35

Brazil participates in the bilateral strategic partnership with the United Kingdom, including cooperation on trade and climate issues.

United Kingdom toward Brazil

+40

The United Kingdom participates in the bilateral strategic partnership and pledged £80 million to Brazil’s Amazon Fund in 2023, supporting rainforest protection.

Overall relationship

+35

The relationship is structured by a strategic partnership and recurring diplomatic engagement, with cooperation in trade and climate policy. The United Kingdom’s support for the Amazon Fund is a concrete example of bilateral cooperation. The scope of these arrangements and their implementation across other areas remain 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Brazil and the United Kingdom maintain a strategic partnership with cooperation on trade and climate issues. The United Kingdom has also supported Brazil’s Amazon Fund, while the bilateral relationship includes ongoing diplomatic and economic engagement. The breadth and implementation of cooperation across policy areas are not fully clear.

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