Gabonese Republic

Brazil and Gabon established diplomatic relations in the late 1960s. The Embassy of Brazil in Libreville – the only one of a Latin American country in that capital – was established in 1974. The Embassy of Gabon in Brasília, opened in 1976,  is the only Gabonese diplomatic representation in Latin America.

In its early years, the relationship was largely driven by Brazilian imports of oil from Gabon. Since the 2000s, bilateral relations have deepened through high-level visits and political consultations meetings.

Cooperation in education is a highlight of the relationship: in the past 20 years, more than 100 Gabonese students obtained a degree from Brazilian universities under the Undergraduate Student-Agreement Program (PEC-G), in which places are offered by the Brazilian side and, in the case of Gabon, scholarships are awarded by the country of origin.

Chronology of bilateral relations

2023 – Minister of Foreign Affairs Michael Moussa Adamo visits Brazil on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (January)

2021 – Brazil-Gabon Political Consultations Meeting (September 24, by videoconference)

2015 – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Emmanuel Issozé Ngondet visits Brazil on the occasion of  President Dilma Rousseff's inauguration ceremony (January)

2014 – President Ali Bongo Ondimba visits Brazil on the occasion of the World Cup and holds a meeting with President Dilma Rousseff

2013 – Meeting between Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Ali Bongo Ondimba on the sidelines of the African Union Golden Jubilee celebrations, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (May). The Brazilian Senate approves a Gabonese sovereign debt restructuring agreement

2012 - President Ali Bongo Ondimba heads the Gabonese delegation to the Rio + 20 Conference

2010 – The Brazil-Gabon Political Consultations Meeting is held  in Libreville

2006 – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Laure Gondjout visits Brazil to participate in the 2nd Conference of Intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora,  in Salvador

2004 –Visito f President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Gabon, the first one of a Brazilian Head of State  (July). Foreign Minister Jean Ping visits Brazil to participate in the Brazil-Africa Forum 2002

2002 - President Omar Bongo visits Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Bahia

1992 - President Omar Bongo attends the Rio-92 Conference

1988 – Brazil-Gabon Joint Commission Meeting

1983 –  Minister of Foreign Affairs Martin Bongo  visits Brazil

1982 - The  Brazil-Gabon Joint Commission is created

1976 - Establishment of the resident Embassy of Gabon in Brasília

1975 – First official visit of President Omar Bongo to Brazil. Signing of the Technical and Scientific Cooperation Agreement

1974 - Establishment of the resident Embassy of Brazil  in Libreville

1972 - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mario Gibson Barboza visits Gabon