United Republic of Tanzania

Brazil and Tanzania established diplomatic relations in 1970. The Brazilian Embassy in Dar es Salaam was opened in 1979, closed in 1991, and reopened in 2005. Tanzania established its Embassy in Brasília in 2007.

The first Brazilian presidential visit to Tanzania took place in 2010, when President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited Dar es Salaam. To reciprocate this visit, Brazil received the Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Membe (2010), Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda (2011), and President Jakaya Kikwete (2012). In 2024, President Samia Suluhu Hassan visited Brazil, at the invitation of President Lula, to take part in the G20 Summit.

Brazil's cooperation with Tanzania includes initiatives in various areas. Both trilaterally and bilaterally, initiatives have been developed in the agricultural, health, energy, sports, and child protection sectors. Currently, a program promoting decent work in the cotton sector is being implemented, along with bilateral programs to strengthen the cotton and fisheries sectors. There are also three bilateral technical cooperation requests under negotiation, in the areas of sickle cell disease, maternal health, and neonatal health.

In 2024, trade between Brazil and Tanzania totaled $51 million (a 35% decrease compared to 2023). Brazil exported $49.4 million, with an emphasis on sugar (39%), poultry meat (17%), and artificial fibers for spinning (8.7%). Imports from Tanzania amounted to $2.2 million, mainly tobacco (74%) and plastic materials in primary forms (17%).

Chronology of Bilateral Relations

2024 – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan visits Brazil for the G20 Summit

2018 – Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Political Consultations. The First Political Consultations Meeting is held in Dar es Salaam

2016 – Launch of “Cotton Victoria,” a project aimed at strengthening the cotton sector in Burundi, Kenya, and Tanzania

2012 – President Jakaya Kikwete visits Brazil on the occasion of the Open Government Partnership meeting

2011 – Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda visits Brazil (October)

2010 – Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Membe visits Brazil (July)

2010 – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visits Tanzania. Signing of memorandums of understanding on cooperation in combating deforestation and diplomat training. The Brazil-Tanzania Business Forum is held (July)

2008 – Signing of the Protocol of Intentions on Technical Cooperation in Sports; the Educational Cooperation Agreement; the Visa Waiver Agreement for Holders of Diplomatic, Official, or Service Passports; and the Agreement on Employment of Dependents of Diplomatic, Consular, Military, Administrative, and Technical Personnel (August)

2008 – The First Meeting of the Bilateral Joint Commission is held in Dar es Salaam

2007 – Opening of the Tanzanian Embassy in Brasília

2006 – Foreign Minister Asha-Rose Migiro visits Brasília

2006 – Signing of the Basic Agreement on Technical Cooperation and the Agreement to Establish a Permanent Joint Commission on Cooperation

2005 – Reopening of the Brazilian Embassy in Dar es Salaam

2004 – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa meet in Shanghai, on the sidelines of the World Bank meeting

1991 – Temporary closure of the Brazilian Embassy

1981 – Minister of Culture and Information Benjamin Mkapa visits Brazil

1980 – Foreign Minister Ramiro Saraiva Guerreiro visits Tanzania

1979 – Opening of the Brazilian Embassy in Dar es Salaam

1970 – Establishment of diplomatic relations