Brazil–Namibia relations

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'''Brazil–Namibia relations''' refers to the [[diplomatic relations]] between the [[Brazil|Federative Republic of Brazil]] and the [[Namibia|Republic of Namibia]]. Both nations are members of the [[Group of 77]] and the [[United Nations]].

==History==
In 1966, the [[South African Border War]] began between the [[SWAPO|South West Africa People’s Organisation]] (SWAPO) fighting for [[South West Africa]]n (present day Namibia) independence against [[South Africa]] who occupied the territory since 1915 as a province and had imposed [[Apartheid]] policies in the country. In the early 1980s, Brazil established relations with SWAPO. In March 1987, [[Sam Nujoma]], as head of SWAPO, paid a visit to Brazil seeking international support and met with Brazilian President [[José Sarney]].<ref name=Relations>[https://ift.tt/2z4zdhr Relações Bilaterais Brasil-Namíbia (in Portuguese)]</ref> Two years later, Brazil opened a consulate in [[Windhoek]]. Within the [[United Nations]], Brazil supported the negotiating process that led to Namibia's independence in 1990. That same year, both nations established diplomatic relations.<ref name=Relations />

In September 1991, Brazilian President, [[Fernando Collor de Mello]], paid a visit to Namibia and opened the Brazilian embassy in Windhoek.<ref name=Relations /> In November 1995, [[Sam Nujoma]] paid his first official visit to Brazil as [[President of Namibia]]. He would later visit Brazil on two further occasions (in 1999 and 2004). In 2003, Namibia opened an embassy in [[Brasília]].<ref name=Relations /> In November 2003, Brazilian President [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] paid a visit to Namibia and in February 2009, Namibian President [[Hifikepunye Pohamba]] paid a visit to Brazil.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2z4zdOt Discurso do Presidente da República, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, por ocasião de almoço oferecido ao Presidente da República da Namíbia, Hifikepunye Pohamba (in Portuguese)]</ref>

Naval cooperations between both nations began in 1994, when [[Walvis Bay]] was returned to Namibia by South Africa. That same year, the [[Brazilian Navy|Naval Mission of Brazil]] in Namibia was created, an institution that has been deepening the mutual knowledge of the Navies of both countries. From 2001 to 2011, approximately 1,179 [[Namibian Navy|Namibian military]] personnel (90% of the Navy's personnel) were trained in Brazilian schools, which represents the largest contingent of trained foreign officers in the country.<ref name=Relations /> Brazil has also provided Namibia with Naval ships.

Since 2009, Brazilian multinational company, [[Petrobras]], has operated in Namibia.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2VwvSim Petrobras Acquires Participation in Exploratory Block in Namibia]</ref> Other Brazilian companies such as Grupo OAS and Queiroz Galvão operate in the country. In 2017, Namibian company, Walvis Bay Corridor Group, opened an office in [[São Paulo]] with the aim to facilitate a direct shipping line between Brazil and Walvis Bay, therefore deepening relations between both nations.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2V8iodH Several agreements between Namibia and Brazil]</ref>

==High-level visits==
[[File:Hopelong Ushona Ipinge & Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.jpg|thumb|right|Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva receiving the credence of the Namibian Ambassador to Brazil; 2006.]]
'''High-level visits from Brazil to Namibia'''
* President [[Fernando Collor de Mello]] (1991)
* Foreign Minister [[Celso Amorim]] (2003)
* President [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] (2003)
* Vice President [[José Alencar]] (2005)
* Foreign Minister [[Antonio Patriota]] (2011)
* Foreign Minister [[Aloysio Nunes]] (2017)

'''High-level visits from Namibia to Brazil'''
* Foreign Minister [[Theo-Ben Gurirab]] (1995)
* President [[Sam Nujoma]] (1995, 1999, 2004)
* Foreign Minister [[Marco Hausiku]] (2008)
* President [[Hifikepunye Pohamba]] (2009)
* Foreign Minister [[Utoni Nujoma]] (2012)

==Bilateral agreements==
Both nations have signed a few agreements such as an Agreement for Naval Cooperation (1994); Agreement for Technical Cooperation (1995); Agreement for Cultural and Educational Cooperation (1995) and an Agreement on Defense Cooperation (2009).<ref name=Relations />

==Resident diplomatic missions==
[[File:Brazilian Embassy in Windhoek.JPG|thumb|right|Embassy of Brazil in Windhoek]]
* Brazil has an embassy in [[Windhoek]].<ref>[https://ift.tt/2xl5v6B Embassy of Brazil in Windhoek]</ref>
* Namibia has an embassy in [[Brasília]].

==See also==
* [[List of ambassadors of Namibia to Brazil]]
* [[NS Brendan Simbwaye]]

== References ==








[[Category:Bilateral relations of Brazil|Namibia]]
[[Category:Bilateral relations of Namibia|Brazil]]

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