With Jair Bolsonaro's vist, India-Brazil likely to sign 15 agreements in various fields

India and Brazil will make its bilateral relations stronger by likely signing 15 agreements in fields of social security, bioenergy, cybersecurity, and health and medicine. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's ongoing four-day visit in India will be also focusing on  fields of agriculture, energy and defence in his agreement with India.

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Current trade levels between India and Brazil

According to an MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) official, current trade levels between two countries stand at USD 8.2 billion. official also said that two countries will also be looking to work toger in area of bio-fuels. 

Bolsonaro, who is on a four- day visit in India will be gracing Republic day celebration on 26 January as chief guest. This is first visit of Bolsonaro to India after he assumed office in January last year.  second day of  visit is packed with several engments, including his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which will subsequently be followed by exchange of agreements between India and Brazil in different fields.

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Bolsonaro's four-day schedule

As per schedule on Sunday, Bolsonaro will witness Republic Day parade as Chief Guest, as well as attend "At Home" Reception by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Or engments include his meetings with Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar; a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday, and a visit to Raj Ghat in New Delhi to lay a wreath at Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi; and a visit to Taj Mahal on Monday.

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Bolsonaro will be accompanied by a delegation of ministers, including Foreign Affairs Minister Ernesto Fraga Araujo, Minister Chief of Staff Jose Vicente Santini; Agriculture and Lifestock Minister Tereza Cristina Correa da Costa Dias; Mines and Energy Minister Admiral Bento Costa Lima Leite de Alburquerque Junior; Science, Techlogy, Communications and Invation Minister Macros Cesar Pontes. 

Or ministers who are part of delegation include Minister Chief of Secretariat of Government General Luiz Eduardo Ramos Baptista Pereira; Minister Chief of Institutional Security Office General Augusto Hele Ribeiro Pereira; Vice Minister for Foreign Trade and International Affairs Macros Prado Troyja; Vice Minister for Investment Partnership Program Martha Seillier; and Vice Minister of Defence products (Ministry of Defense) Marcos Rosas Degaut. President of Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion ncy (Apex-Brazil) Rear Admiral Sergio Ricardo Segovia Barbosa will also be part of delegation.

(With inputs from ANI)

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