Republic of Zambia

Brazil and Zambia established diplomatic relations in 1970, six years after the Zambian independence (1964). The resident Embassy of Brazil in Lusaka was created in 1982 (until then it was concurrently accredited to the Embassy in Nairobi) and, after a brief hiatus, reopened in 2006. Zambia opened its resident Embassy in Brasília in 2006 – the country’s only diplomatic representation in Latin America.

The economies of the two countries are quite complementary, mainly in the sectors of biofuels, public works, machinery and equipment for use in agriculture, aircraft for regional transport and buses for interurban transport.

Bilateral trade between Brazil and Zambia reached $6.9 million in 2022, with a Brazilian surplus of $3.5 million.

Chronology of bilateral relations

2019 –  Bilateral dialogue in the biofuels sector

2017 – Signing of the Zambia Debt Restructuring Agreement with Brazil

2011 – Second Meeting of the Brazil-Zambia Joint Commission (Brasília, 23-24 March)

2010 – President Rupiah Banda visits Brazil (November 18)

2010 – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visits Zambia

2008 – First Meeting of the Brazil-Zambia Joint Commission

2006 – Reopening of the Embassy of Brazil in Lusaka

2006 – Opening of the Zambian Embassy in Brasilia

1996 – The Embassy of Brazil in Lusaka is closed

1982 – Creation of the Brazilian Embassy in Lusaka (Decree nº 86.878, of 27 January)

1980 – Signing of the Friendship, Cooperation and Trade Treaty

1979 – President Kenneth David Kaunda visits Brazil

1970 –  Establishment of diplomatic relations between Brazil and Zambia