Republic of Haiti

Brazil-Haiti relations are marked by technical cooperation and high-level political dialogue. In this respect, a highlight in the history of the bilateral relationship is the role Brazil played in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) between 2004 and 2017.

Though MINUSTAH was closed, Brazil renewed its commitment to the institutional development of Haiti and the improvement of the living conditions of the Haitian people through engagement in the United Nations Mission for  Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH).

Since 2010, when an earthquake that killed more than 100,000 people and caused damages representing 120% of Haiti's GDP struck the nation, the Caribbean country has become the recipient of significant support through the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) projects. It is important to underline the cooperation in the health area through the construction of three reference hospitals, and in the area of ​​professional training, through the construction of technical education centres. Projects in the areas of metrology, water resources, sanitation and prison system are being carried out.

It should also be mentioned that, since 2012, Brazil has adopted a special humanitarian migration policy for Haitians. The entry into force of the new Brazilian migration legislation and the publication of an interministerial ordinance, in April 2018, maintained the  policy of humanitarian reception of Haitian citizens.

In 2018, bilateral trade totaled $47.67 million. Brazilian exports to Haiti amounted to $46.26 million (a 32% decreased compared to 2017), and imports totaled $ 1.41 million. Trade balance is favorablle to Brazil with a surplus of $ 44.85 million.

Chronology of bilateral relations

2017 – Minister of Foreign Affairs Aloysio Nunes visits  Port-au-Prince in the context of the end of MINUSTAH (Port-au-Prince, June 2-3)

2014 – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti, Ambassador Duly Brutus, visits Brazil (Brasília, June 2)

2014 – The Bon Repos Community Hospital and the Haitian Rehabilitation Institute are opened (May)

2013 – Minister of Foreign Affairs Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado visits Port-au-Prince (November 27)

2013 – The Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe, pays an official visit to Brazil, with scheduled events  in Brasília, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (May 20 - 25)

2012 – President Dilma Rousseff visits Haiti (February 1st)

2011 – First Lady of Haiti, Sophia Martelly, visits Brazil (October 13 -14)

2011 – Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio de Aguiar Patriota visits Haiti (July 11)

2011 – Minister Antonio de Aguiar Patriota visits  Haiti (Port au Prince, February 12-13)

2010 – Brazil makes a $55 million contribution to the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (FRH) (May)

2010 – President René Préval participates in the 1st Brazil– CARICOM Summit (April)

2008 – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visits Port-au-Prince (May)

2004 – The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) is created under the command of Brazil (April)

1982 – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Haiti, Jean Robert Estimé, visits Brasília. Signing of a Bilateral Technical Cooperation Agreement.

1928 – Establishment of diplomatic relations