State of Eritrea
Brazil and Eritrea established diplomatic relations in 1996. The first visit of an Eritrean authority to Brazil took place in February 2010, when the Minister of Mines and Energy, Ahmed Haji, traveled to Brasilia to hand in a letter from President Isaias Afwerki to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The Embassy of Brazil in Egypt is responsible for cumulatively representing Brazil before the State of Eritrea, and the the Embassy of Eritrea in Cairo is responsible for overseeing, cumulatively, Eritrean interests before Brazil.
In May 2010, the Minister of Agriculture of Eritrea, Arefaine Behre, took part in the Brazil-Africa Dialogue on Food Safety, Fight against Hunger and Rural Development, held in Brasilia.
In 2011, on a new visit to Brazil, Minister Behre presented to the Brazilian government the Eritrean position on the situation in the Horn of Africa.
Chronology of Bilateral Relations
| 2019 | The Ambassador of Brazil in Cairo, Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, presents his credentials to President Afwerki |
| 2015 |
The Ambassador of Brazil in Cairo, Ruy Amaral, presents his credentials to President Afwerki |
| 2012 |
The Ambassador of Brazil in Cairo, Marco Antonio Diniz Brandão, presents his credentials to President Afwerki, the first ones by an Ambassador of Brazil to Eritrea (February) |
| 2011 | Minister Behre travels to Brazil in July, where he holds high-level meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also meets with his counterpart at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply |
| 2010 | Minister of Agriculture of Eritrea, Arefaine Behre, takes part in the Brazil-Africa Dialogue on Food Safety, Fight against Hunger and Rural Development, held in Brasilia |
| Minister of Mines and Energy, Ahmed Haji, visits Brazil and hands in a letter from President Isaias Afwerki to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (February) | |
| 2006 | Account of the first Eritrean exports to Brazil |
| 1996 |
Brazil and Eritrea establish diplomatic relations |