Brazil–United States relations
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The United States was, in 1824, the second country to recognize the independence of Brazil, after Argentina did it in 1823.[1] Brazil was the only South American nation to send troops to fight in Europe alongside the Allies in World War II.
Brazil |
United States |
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Diplomatic mission | |
Embassy of Brazil, Washington, D.C. | Embassy of the United States, Brasília |
Envoy | |
Brazilian Ambassador to the United States Nestor Forster | American Ambassador to Brazil Todd C. Chapman |
While Brazilian-American relations have been significantly strengthened since the 1990s, there has been a period of tension in relations over the June 2013 revelation of US mass surveillance programs in Brazil after there had been proof of American spying on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. She cancelled a scheduled visit to the US in September 2013 in protest over such revelations. Relations have improved markedly since Rousseff's official visit on June 30, 2015, to the United States, nearly two years after she had canceled a previous state visit to the United States over the spying scandals. From 2016 to 2019, under Obama (and then Donald Trump) and Michel Temer, relations were still fairly positive. In 2019 with the victory of Jair Bolsonaro, the two countries approached again, signing deals in the areas of trade, research, security and defense. When Joe Biden became U.S. President in 2021, relations cooled somewhat due to political disagreements between Bolsonaro and Biden, but when Lula returned to the presidency again in late 2022, relations between the U.S. and Brazil have stabilized once more, although Biden and Lula have had their share of disagreements, including Lula's stance on the Russia-Ukraine war.
The relationship between both countries represents the two most populated and powerful countries on the Americas (being the most dominant in South America and North America respectively); due to the political and economic weight of both countries worldwide, the two countries share membership in a variety of international organizations, including the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the Organization of American States, the G8+5, and the Group of 20.