Relationship dossier
Hong Kong
Brazil
Relationship assessment
Hong Kong and Brazil have limited, concrete economic cooperation, including a bilateral tax agreement.
Hong Kong toward Brazil
+25The Hong Kong government concluded a bilateral tax agreement with Brazil in 2018, within Hong Kong’s authority over economic and related external matters.
Brazil toward Hong Kong
+25The Brazilian government concluded a bilateral tax agreement with Hong Kong in 2018, providing a framework for tax cooperation.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes a specific bilateral economic arrangement in the form of a tax agreement, but its wider scope and durability are unclear. Hong Kong’s external relations also operate within China’s constitutional responsibility for foreign affairs.
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
Hong Kong’s external relations are subject to China’s responsibility for foreign affairs, while the Hong Kong government may handle economic and related external matters. Hong Kong and Brazil have a bilateral tax agreement, signed by their governments in 2018. This provides concrete economic cooperation, though the scope of wider government-to-government engagement is unclear.
Key developments
Hong Kong and Brazil signed a bilateral agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of Hong Kong–Brazil cooperation beyond tax matters is unclear.
- The practical implementation and effects of the bilateral tax agreement are unclear.