Modi arrived within the Brazilian capital Brasilia on Monday, marking the second leg of his go to to Brazil after concluding a “very productive” journey to Rio de Janeiro for the seventeenth BRICS Summit. Upon his arrival, the PM was acquired on the airport by Brazil's defence minister Jose Mucio Monteiro Filho.
Later within the day, Modi was conferred with Brazil's highest civilian award, the Grand Collar of the Nationwide Order of the Southern Cross. The honour was offered by Brazilian President Lula in recognition of the PM's contributions to strengthening bilateral relations and enhancing India-Brazil cooperation throughout key world platforms. That is the twenty sixth worldwide honour bestowed upon the PM by a international authorities since he assumed workplace in Could 2014.
India's ambassador to Brazil, Dinesh Bhatia, had mentioned on Sunday that each side are anticipated to signal 4 agreements. These will cowl cooperation in renewable vitality, counterterrorism, agricultural analysis and change & mutual safety of confidential data.
The commerce relationship between India and Brazil stays robust. In 2024-25, bilateral commerce reached $12.2 billion. India and Brazil since 2020 have been specializing in defence trade partnership.
A defence settlement signed in 2003 was ratified in 2006. It created a Joint Defence Committee as an institutional mechanism. With a complete of 14 exchanges on the stage of chiefs, the final two years stand out with the Chief of the Air Workers visiting Brazil and chiefs of the Brazilian military, navy and air drive visiting India in fast succession.Brazil's air drive is within the strategy of modernising its fleet and has proven curiosity in collaborating with India. Brazil has additionally proven eager curiosity in missile techniques, notably the BrahMos and Akash. The Akash system might improve Brazil's air defence infrastructure. Brazil's air drive product Embraer has developed C-390 Millennium and India has proven curiosity in that collaboration.
