Montenegro

The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro was created in 2003 through a bilateral agreement which was expected to expire in three year’s time. In 2006, Montenegro decided to exercise its right to Independence, formally proclaiming it in June 3. Brazil recognized the country on June 14 and established diplomatic relations on October 20 of that year. The Embassy of Brazil in Belgrade (Serbia) is cumulatively responsible for representing the Brazilian government before Montenegro.

The first Ambassador of Montenegro to Brazil, resident in Buenos Aires, presented his letters of credence in June 2014. On the occasion, procedures for the signing of a short-term visa waiver agreement, which entered into force in 2016, began. That year, the two governments also agreed on a visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports.

The Brazilian population living in Montenegro is small. There are no Brazilian consulates nor honorary consulates in the Montenegrin territory. In 2017, according to Montenegrin data, 1,658 Brazilian tourists visited the country.

Bilateral trade reached $16 million in 2020 (an increase of 5.4% over 2019). Exports amounted to $15 million (+5.4%), imports totaled $100,000 (0%), and surplus was of $15 million. Main exports included unroasted coffee beans (73%); poultry meat (9%), sugars and molasses (7%) whereas top imported products were bars of iron and steel (44%), non-electric machines (40%), automatic data processing machines (7%).

Chronology of bilateral relations