Relationship dossier
Germany
Brazil
Relationship assessment
A strategic partnership combining government consultations and environmental cooperation with disagreements over Amazon policy.
Germany toward Brazil
+50Germany established a strategic partnership with Brazil and has held recurring intergovernmental consultations with the Brazilian government. It has also supported the Amazon Fund, including renewed German financial support for Brazilian forest protection.
Brazil toward Germany
+45Brazil participates in the strategic partnership and recurring intergovernmental consultations with Germany, providing an ongoing framework for cooperation on economic, environmental and climate issues. Brazilian governments have also engaged with Germany on forest protection, although policy disagreements over Amazon deforestation have at times strained relations.
Overall relationship
+50The strategic partnership and recurring consultations provide a durable basis for cooperation, reinforced by economic ties and environmental programmes such as the Amazon Fund. Periodic disagreement over deforestation and environmental policy prevents the relationship from being uniformly aligned.
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
Germany and Brazil maintain a strategic partnership with recurring government consultations and cooperation on economic, environmental and climate issues. Germany has supported the Amazon Fund, while the two governments have also differed over deforestation and the handling of environmental policy. The relationship is substantial and cooperative, though not free of policy tensions.
Areas of tension
- Disagreements over Amazon deforestation and the adequacy of Brazilian environmental protection.
Key developments
Germany and Brazil established a strategic partnership, creating a framework for sustained bilateral consultations and cooperation.
Germany renewed financial support for the Amazon Fund, supporting forest protection in Brazil.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the strategic partnership have varied over time.
- The scale and continuity of German support for Brazilian environmental programmes remain unclear.