Mission to Mexico
Oct. 1
8:30 am (local time) | BRT: 11:30 am
⇾ Meeting with Mexican businessmen
Club de Industriales, Hotel JW Marriott – Mexico City
Oct. 1
9:30 am (local time) | BRT: 12:30 pm
⇾ Audience with the Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof
Mexico City
Oct. 1
11:00 am (local time) | BRT: 2:00 pm
⇾ Federal Executive Power transfer ceremony
San Lazaro Legislative Palace – Mexico City
Oct. 1
2:10 pm (local time) | BRT: 5:10 pm
⇾ Departure to Brasilia
Felipe Angeles International Airport
Oct. 1
7:20 pm (local time) | BRT: 10:20 pm
⇾ Landing in Mexico City
Felipe Angeles International Airport
Oct. 1
8:40 pm (local time) | BRT: 11:40 pm
⇾ Departure to Panama City
Felipe Angeles International Airport
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS
"Politics is a woman's thing," says Lula on his trip to Mexico for the inauguration of President Claudia Sheinbaum
During his visit to the country, the president also met with López Obrador and Mexican entrepreneurs to strengthen bilateral relations
Mexico is Brazil's sixth largest trading partner and the fifth largest destination for our exports
BILATERAL TRADE
14.1 B
of dollars (US$),
in 2023
EXPORTS
8.57 B
of dollars (US$),
in 2023
Brazil and Mexico are the two largest populations and economies in Latin America, accounting for around 65% of Latin America's GDP. Brazil identifies great growth potential to be exploited in the areas of trade and investment.
BRAZIL-MEXICO DUAL YEAR
In 2024, on the 190th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the Brazil-Mexico Dual Year will be celebrated, comprising a series of cultural activities in both countries. Of particular note is Brazil's participation in the Cervantino Festival, Mexico's largest cultural festival, in the city of Guanajuato in October, with around 150 Brazilian artists expected to take part.
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BRAZIL-MEXICO BINATIONAL COMMISSION
In 2023, the Brazil-Mexico Binational Commission resumed after a five-year hiatus. It is the highest-level body in the dialog between the diplomacies of both countries. The meeting brought together the foreign ministers of Brazil and Mexico in April 2023, in the Mexican capital, and resulted in a joint declaration with a broad bilateral work agenda [in Portuguese].
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INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM
President Lula is one of the 16 heads of state and government who have confirmed their attendance at Claudia Sheinbaum's inauguration ceremony on October 1st. She will be the first woman to hold the presidency of Mexico. Laborism and social justice, central to the political agendas of Presidents Lula and López Obrador, should serve as a gateway to bilateral rapprochement on other issues that may gain greater prominence after Sheinbaum's inauguration, such as women's empowerment and environmental and sustainability issues.
+ CONTENT Mission to Mexico
audios
recordings distributed by the National Radio Network (RNR), part of Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC)
09.30.2024 - President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attends the opening of the Mexico-Brazil Business Forum in the Mexican capital [in Portuguese]
09.30.2024 - Lula talks to journalists after the opening of the Mexico-Brazil Business Forum in the Mexican capital [in Portuguese]
10.01.2024 - Lula talks to journalists before attending the inauguration of the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum [in Portuguese]
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