The Kingdom of Morocco
Brazil-Morocco relations date back to the 19th century, when Moroccan immigrants settled in northern Brazil. Diplomatic relations were established in 1906. The embassies of Brazil in Rabat and of Morocco in Brasilia were opened in 1963 and 1967 respectively.
Since the 2000s, the flow of sectorial and high-level visits between the two countries have improved. In addition, cooperation has increased and diversified with the signing of bilateral instruments in areas such as trade and investments, agriculture and livestock, defense, legal cooperation, cooperation between diplomatic academies, among others.
Brazil and Morocco maintain, since 1999, a political consultations mechanism whose last edition was held in May 2017, in Rabat, the capital city of Morocco. Following the creation in 2015 of Brazil-Morocco parliamentary groups both in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Federal Senate of Brazil’s National Congress, contacts between the Parliamets of the two countries have strengthen.
The Royal Air Maroc (RAM) airline have operated flights between Brazilian cities and Casablanca since 2013. This has contributed to bringing Brazilian and Morroccan societies closer together. Trade exchange between Brazil and Morocco increased ninefold between 2000 and 2012, the year when it hit a record high. In 2019, bilateral trade reached $1.42 million with a Brazilian deficit of $483.3 million.
Chronology of bilateral relation
| 2019 | The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Morocco, Nasser Bourita, visits Brazil. Signing of a memorandum of understanding for cooperation between diplomatic academies and of agreements on extradition, on the transfer of convicted persons, on legal assistance in criminal matters, on cooperation and investment facilitation, and on cooperation in defense matters (June) |
| The Prime Minister of Morocco, Saadedini El-Othmani, visits Brazil on the occasion of the inauguration of President Jair Bolsonaro (January) | |
| 2018 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Aloysio Nunes Ferreira takes part in the Intergovernmental Conference for the Adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, in Marrakesh |
| Moroccan parliamentary mission headed by the Vice President of the Chamber of Advisors, Abdessamad Kayouh, visits Brazil. Joint meeting between the Brazil-Morocco Groups of Friends of the two parliaments | |
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The Prime Minister of Morocco, Saadedini El-Othmani, participates in the 8th World Water Forum, in Brasilia, when he meets with President Michel Temer |
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| 2017 |
The Undersecretary for Africa and the Middle East, Ambassador Fernando Abreu, visits Morocco |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Aloysio Nunes Ferreira takes part in a ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization, in Marrakesh |
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| 2016 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira visits Morocco |
| 2015 | Moroccan Minister for Equipment, Transport and Logistics Aziz Rabbah visits Brazil |
| 2014 | The Head of the Human Rights Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, Ideli Salvatti, participates in the II World Forum on Human Rights, in Marrakesh |
| 2013 | The Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Ricardo Schaefer, leads the Brazilian business mission to Morocco. Opening of the Brazil-Morocco Business Forum |
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco, Mr. Saadedini El-Othmani, visits Brazil. Signing of judicial cooperation agreement in civil matters |
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| 2012 | Moroccan delegation led by Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane participates in the Rio + 20 Conference |
| The Speaker of Morocco's Chamber of Advisors, Mohamed Cheikh, visits Brazil | |
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Minister of Defense Celso Amorim visits Morocco |
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| 2011 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio de Aguiar Patriota visits Morocco |
| Minister of Agrarian Development Afonso Florence visits Brazil. Signing of a bilateral memorandum of understanding on cooperation in family farming and rural development | |
| 2010 | Moroccan ministers of Industry, Trade and New Technologies, Ahmed Chami; and of Foreign Trade, Abdellatif Mazouz, visit Brazil |
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The 1st Meeting of the Brazil-Morocco Joint Committee of Trade Promotion and Investments is held |
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| 2009 | The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Morocco, Aziz Akhannouch, visits Brazil |
| The Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Miguel Jorge, visits Morocco. Signing of a memorandum of understanding for the promotion of trade and investment | |
| 2008 | First Meeting of the Brazil-Morocco Joint Commission, in Rabat, attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Celso Amorim. Signing of the agreement in the area of animal health, among other bilateral acts |
| 2006 | The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco, Mohamed Benaïssa, visits Brazil |
| 2005 | The Minister of Environment of Morocco, Mohamed Elyazghi, visits Brazil |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Celso Amorim visits Morocco | |
| 2004 | King Mohammed VI visits Brazil. Signing of the Trade Framework Agreement between MERCOSUR and Morocco. Signing of bilateral agreements in tourism and in cooperation between diplomatic academies |
| 1999 | The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Morocco, Abdellatif Filali, visits Brazil. Establishment of the bilateral political consultations mechanism |
| 1994 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Celso Amorim visits Morocco |
| 1992 | Prince Sidi Mohammed visits Brazil to participate in the Rio-92 Conference |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Rezek visits Morocco | |
| 1984 | President João Figueiredo visits Morocco. Signing of the scientific, technical and technological cooperation agreement and of the cultural agreement between Brazil and Morocco |
| 1980 | Moroccan Prime Minister Maati Bouabide visits Brazil |
| 1975 | Signing of the agreement on regular air services between the two countries |
| 1967 |
Opening of the Moroccan Embassy in Brasilia |
| 1963 |
Opening of the Brazilian Embassy in Rabat |
| 1959 | Creation of the Embassy of Brazil in Rabat (Decree nº 47.295, of 27 November) |
| 1906 | Establishment of diplomatic relations. Creation of the Brazilian representation to Morocco, concurrently accredited to the Legation of Brazil in Lisbon |
| 1861 |
Opening of the Brazilian Consulate in Tangier |