Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Diplomatic relations between Brazil and Myanmar were established in 1982. Since 1996, Myanmar has maintained a resident Embassy in Brasília. The Embassy of Brazil in Yangon was opened in 2010.

Brazil has provided cooperation to the Asian country in areas such as labor and population census, with the participation of the IBGE, and in the production of anti-venom serum, in partnership with the Butantan Institute. An agreement for partial visa exemption is in force.

In 2012, the foreign ministries of both countries established a mechanism for political consultations, aimed at holding regular meetings on issues of the bilateral, regional, and multilateral agenda.

In 2018, trade between Brazil and Myanmar totaled $46.5 million, with Brazilian exports amounting to $39.26 million — mainly soybean meal and instant coffee — and imports from Myanmar totaling $7.26 million. The country is one of the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), founded in 1967. In 2018, Brazil’s trade with ASEAN countries totaled more than $19.4 billion.

Chronology of bilateral relations

2018 – Third Meeting of Political Consultations, in Nay Pyi Taw
2018 – Visit to Brazil by the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Ohn Winn, as head of delegation to the 8th World Water Forum, in Brasília (March)
2015 – Second Meeting of Political Consultations, in Brasília
2013 – Visit to Myanmar by Superior Court of Justice Minister Antonio Herman Benjamin
2012 – Visit by Myanmar’s Vice President, Sai Mauk Kham, to take part in the Rio+20 Conference
2012 – First Meeting of Political Consultations, in Nay Pyi Taw
2010 – Opening of the Embassy of Brazil in Yangon
2008 – Visit to Brazil by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nyan Win
2007 – Visit to Brazil by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kyaw Thu, and by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maung Myint
2001 – Visit to Brazil by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khin Maung Win
1996 – Opening of Myanmar’s Embassy in Brasília
1982 – Establishment of diplomatic relations