List of international presidential trips made by Jair Bolsonaro

Map of countries visited by Jair Bolsonaro as President. Outdated map. (Guyana and Paraguay).
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This is a list of international presidential trips made by Jair Bolsonaro, the 38th President of Brazil. President Bolsonaro has made 24 international trips to 21 countries during his presidency, which began on January 1, 2019 and ended on December 31, 2022. The official residence of the Brazilian president is the Palácio da Alvorada and principal workplace is the Palácio do Planalto, both in Brasília.

The number of visits per country where he traveled are:

2019

The following are the international trips made by President Bolsonaro in 2019.

Bolsonaro with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, October 2019
Dates Country Locations Details
1 January 22–25, 2019   Switzerland Davos Attendance to the World Economic Forum. Met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, President Ueli Maurer, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Colombian President Iván Duque, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.[1]
2 March 18–20, 2019  United States Washington, D.C. Working visit. Met with President Donald Trump. Nomination of Brazil as Major non-NATO ally.[2]
3 March 21–23, 2019  Chile Santiago State visit. Met with President Sebastián Piñera. Attendance to the first PROSUR summit.[3]
4 March 31–April 4, 2019  Israel Tel Aviv
Jerusalem 		State visit. Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Announcement of the opening of a business office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, and possible transfer of the Brazilian embassy to the city. First Brazilian President to visit the Western Wall.[4]
5 May 14–16, 2019  United States Dallas Awarded as the Person of the Year of Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce. Met with Former President George W. Bush.[5]
6 June 6–7, 2019  Argentina Buenos Aires State visit. Met with President Mauricio Macri.[6]
7 June 27–29, 2019  Japan Osaka Attendance to the G20 Osaka summit. Met with U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Announcement of the European Union–Mercosur free trade agreement.[7]
8 July 17, 2019  Argentina Santa Fe Attendance to the Mercosur summit. Met with President Mauricio Macri.[8]
9 September 23–24, 2019  United States New York City Attendance to the United Nations General Assembly. Met with President Donald Trump and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.[9]
10 October 21–24, 2019  Japan Tokyo Attendance to the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito. Met with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, British Prince of Wales Charles and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[10]
October 24–26, 2019  China Beijing State visit. Met with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Chairman Li Zhanshu. Announcement of the end of the need for visas for Chinese and Indian entry into Brazil.[11]
October 26–27, 2019  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi State visit. Met with Abu Dhabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Announcement of a cooperation program for the joint development of defense materials, in addition to an exchange of information against terrorist organizations.[10]
October 28, 2019  Qatar Doha State visit. Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.[10]
October 28–30, 2019  Saudi Arabia Riyadh State visit. Met with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Saudi Arabia's announcement of a US$10 billion investment in Brazil in the area of infrastructure. Attendance to the Future Investment Initiative summit.[10]

2020

The following are the international trips made by President Bolsonaro in 2020.

Bolsonaro with U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, March 2020
Dates Country Locations Details
11 January 24–27, 2020  India New Delhi
Agra 		State visit. Met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu. Chief guest to the 2020 Republic Day celebrations and signature of 15 cooperation agreements in different areas.[12]
12 March 1, 2020  Uruguay Montevideo Working visit. Attendance to the inauguration of President Luis Lacalle Pou. Met with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera.[13]
13 March 7–10, 2020  United States Miami
Mar-a-Lago
Doral
Jacksonville 		Working visit. Met with President Donald Trump, discussed the U.S.-led effort to oust Venezuelan disputed President Nicolás Maduro, a future trade deal and peace for the Middle East. Trump reaffirmed his interest in upgrading the American military alliance with Brazil, suggesting give to the country a full NATO membership. Visited the U.S. Southern Command.[14][15]

2021

The following are the international trips made by President Bolsonaro in 2021.

Bolsonaro in Rome for the G20 summit, October 2021
Dates Country Locations Details
14 May 23–24, 2021  Ecuador Quito Working visit. Attendance to the inauguration of Guillermo Lasso as President of Ecuador.[16]
15 September 20–21, 2021  United States New York City Working visit. Attendance to the United Nations General Assembly. Met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Polish President Andrzej Duda and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.[17]
16 October 29–November 2, 2021  Italy Rome
Padua
Anguillara Veneta
Pistoia 		Working visit. Attendance to the G20 Rome summit. Met Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Mario Draghi, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Argentine President Alberto Fernández, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, World Bank President David Malpass, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom and the OECD Director-General Mathias Cormann.[18][19] President Bolsonaro was recognized as an honorary citizen of Anguillara Veneta, his paternal grandfather's hometown.[20][21]
October 30, 2021  Vatican Vatican City Trip to Rome. The visit to the Vatican was not official.[22]

Visited the St. Peter's Square.[23]

17 November 13–16, 2021  United Arab Emirates Dubai Working visit. Attendance to the Expo Dubai 2020 and Dubai Air Show. Met with Abu Dhabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emir Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan.[24]
November 16–17, 2021  Bahrain Manama State visit. Visit to recently inaugurated Brazilian embassy in Manama. Met with King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa.[24]
November 17–18, 2021  Qatar Doha State visit. Visit to 2022 FIFA World Cup Lusail Iconic Stadium. Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.[24]

2022

The following are the international trips made by President Bolsonaro in 2022.

Bolsonaro with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, February 2022
Dates Country Locations Details
18 January 20–21, 2022  Suriname Paramaribo Working visit. Meeting with the President of Suriname, Chan Santokhi, and the President of Guyana, Irfaan Ali. Signed cooperation agreements for exploration of new Guyanese and Surinamese reserves of gas and oil by Petrobras.[25]
19 February 15–17, 2022  Russia Moscow State visit. President Bolsonaro was invited by Vladimir Putin to a Russia-Brazil summit at Kremlin, amid tension with the US and NATO over Ukraine. Discussion about the global geopolitical situation and tension in Europe, cooperation in defense for technology for cyber security and combat systems for UAVs. Russia formally supports a permanent seat for Brazil in the UN Security Council. Bolsonaro also visits the State Duma and meet with the Duma's Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin.[26][27]
February 17, 2022  Hungary Budapest State visit. Meeting with the Prime Minister Viktor Orban, President János Áder and the National Assembly Chairman László Kövér.[28]
20 May 6, 2022  Guyana Georgetown State visit. Meeting with President Irfaan Ali. Addressed bilateral issues between Brazil and Guyana in the areas of trade, oil, economy, infrastructure and electricity.[29][30]
21 June 9–11, 2022  United States Los Angeles, Orlando Working visit. In Los Angeles, the President attended the Summit of the Americas and had a bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden. The President also met with Colombian president Iván Duque, with Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso and with Dominican president Luis Abinader. In Orlando, Bolsonaro participated in the inauguration of the Brazilian vice consulate in the city.[31][32]
22 August 31, 2022  Paraguay Brazil–Paraguay border Working visit. President Bolsonaro met with President of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benítez to make a technical visit over the Jaime Lerner bridge, which connects the cities of Foz do Iguaçu and Ciudad del Este. He briefly crossed the border line to the Paraguayan side. [33]
23 September 18–19, 2022  United Kingdom London State visit. President Bolsonaro went to the Palace of Westminster, where the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was taking place. Had a meeting with the new King of the United Kingdom Charles III, meeting at Buckingham Palace, with other Heads of State Government. Attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey magazine with First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro. Both were received for a meeting by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and UK Minister James Cleverly.[34]
September 20, 2022  United States New York City Working visit. President Bolsonaro will deliver the traditional opening address of the United Nations General Assembly.[35]
24 December 30, 2022 Florida President Bolsonaro travelled Florida to avoid the inauguration to his successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who defeated him in the 2022 Brazilian general election.
Bolsonaro and the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán in Hungary, February 2022
Bolsonaro and the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán in Hungary, February 2022
Bolsonaro and the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in Osaka, Japan, June 2019
Bolsonaro and the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in Osaka, Japan, June 2019
Bolsonaro and the Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia February 2022
Bolsonaro and the Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia February 2022
Bolsonaro and the Italian president Sergio Mattarella, in Roma, Italy, October 2021
Bolsonaro and the Italian president Sergio Mattarella, in Roma, Italy, October 2021
Bolsonaro and the American president Joe Biden in Los Angeles, United States, June 2022
Bolsonaro and the American president Joe Biden in Los Angeles, United States, June 2022

Multilateral meetings

The following multilateral meetings to take place during President Bolsonaro's 2019–2022 term in office.

Group Year
2019 2020 2021 2022
BRICS November 13–14,
Brazil Brasília		 November 17,[a]
Russia Saint Petersburg		 September 9,[b]
India New Delhi		 June 23,[c]
China Beijing
G20 June 28–29,
Japan Osaka		 November 21–22,[d]
Saudi Arabia Riyadh		 October 30–31,
Italy Rome		 November 15–16,
Indonesia Bali
SOA
(OAS)		 None June 8–10,
United States Los Angeles
UNGA September 23–30,
United States New York City		 September 22–29,[e]
United States New York City		 September 20–21,
United States New York City		 September 20–26,
United States New York City
WEF January 22–25,
Switzerland Davos		 January 21–24,
Switzerland Davos		 January 25–29,
Switzerland Davos		 January 17–21,
Switzerland Davos
COP October 31–
November 12,[f]
United Kingdom Glasgow
██ = Future event; ██ = Did not attend; ██ = Canceled event.

See also

References

  1. ^ Virtual speech due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2. ^ Virtual speech due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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  4. ^ Virtual speech due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  5. ^ Virtual speech due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36]
  6. ^ Represented by the Minister of the Environment Joaquim Alvaro Pereira Leite.[37]
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