Lula meets with the Prime Minister of Russia and defends the expansion of trade between the two countries

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) met this Thursday (5) with the Prime Minister of Russia, Mikhail Mishustin, to discuss issues on the bilateral and global agenda. The meeting was at the Itamaraty Palace, in Brasília. President Lula meets with the Prime Minister of Russia, Mikhail Mishustin, in Brasília Ricardo Stuckert/PR Mishustin led the delegation made up of ministers and heads of Russian government agencies to participate in the VIII Meeting of the Brazilian-Russian High Level Cooperation Commission (CAN). Created in 1997, CAN is led by the vice-president of Brazil, Geraldo Alckmin, and the head of the government of Russia. According to Itamaraty, during the meeting, Lula insisted that it is important to follow the agreed initiatives so that both countries can produce results and reap concrete benefits. See the videos that are trending on g1 According to the Brazilian government, Lula and the Russian Prime Minister “agreed on the still little explored potential of bilateral trade, whose figures still do not reflect the size of the two economies.” In 2025, Brazil bought more than it sold to Russia. The Brazil–Russia trade chain reached US$10.9 billion, with US$1.5 billion in Brazilian exports and US$9.4 billion in imports. Strategic partnership After the VIII Meeting of the Brazilian-Russian High Level Cooperation Commission (CAN), Brazil and Russia released a joint statement. In the text, the two countries reinforced a reciprocal commitment to strengthening the strategic partnership. “The Vice-President of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the President of the Government of the Russian Federation mentioned, among the priorities for strengthening the bilateral strategic partnership, the expansion of its economic-commercial base, even in the context of external challenges, in order to expand commercial exchanges, as well as promoting greater variety in the commercial agenda, including products with high added value.” Zone of peace Elsewhere, the note also mentions the confirmation of a commitment to “the successive strengthening of the BRICS strategic partnership, its continuity and its spirit of consensus. Brazil and Russia expressed their intention to contribute to the Indian Presidency in 2026, including for the successful holding of the XVIII BRICS Summit in New Delhi”. Brazil and Russia also highlighted the “importance of maintaining the status of Latin America and the Caribbean as a zone of peace, built on mutual respect, the peaceful resolution of disputes and non-intervention, in accordance with the Declaration of the Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) of 2014.”

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