Republic of Uganda
Brazil and Uganda established diplomatic relations in 1970. The Embassy of Brazil in Uganda (Kenya) is cumulatively responsible for representing Brazil before Ugandan authorities. The Embassy of Uganda in Washington (United States) is cumulatively responsible for the country’s relations with Brazil.
President Yoweri Museveni made three visits to Brazil, all of them in the context of major international conferences: he headed the Ugandan delegation to the Rio-92 Conference (1992), to the 11th UNCTAD Conference (2004), and to the 5th UN-Habitat World Urban Forum (2010).
Rapprochement efforts with Uganda have occurred especially in the cooperation field. Agriculture and energy sectors, in particular, have shown prospects for strengthening bilateral relations. In September 2011, the two countries signed the Basic Agreement on Technical and Scientific Cooperation, which is currently being discussed by the Legislative branches of the two countries. Once the Agreement is in force, it will provide the legal framework for structuring cooperation projects between the two countries.
Uganda has recently benefited from a trilateral initiative under the scope of the Brazil-U.S. Protocol of Intentions, which aims at collaborating with African countries in the fight against the fall armyworm. The Brazilian private sector has also developed agricultural activities with Uganda, including the visit of a Ugandan delegation to Brazil to learn about the Brazilian experience in coffee planting, harvesting and processing (2017), and the visit of a Ugandan parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the Brazilian Association of Corn Producers (ABRAMILHO-2018).
In the field of defense cooperation, military personnel from Uganda (as well as from Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia) participated in an engineering project management course in the context of peacekeeping operations conducted by Brazilian officials in Nairobi under the scope of a trilateral initiative involving Brazil and the UN.
Chronology of bilateral relations
| 2019 | A Ugandan parliamentary delegation visits Brazil |
| 2018 | Researches from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) visit Uganda, within the scope of the international Agricultural Innovation MKTPlace initiative |
| Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Vincent Ssempijja, participates in a mission of agriculture ministers from 14 African countries to Brazil, within the scope of a trilateral cooperation project (ABC-USAID), to learn about Brazilian technologies and practices in the fight against the fall armyworm | |
| A Ugandan parliamentary delegation visits Brazil at the invitation of the Brazilian Association of Corn Producers (ABRAMILHO) to learn about the Brazilian regulatory framework for genetically modified organisms in agriculture | |
| 2017 |
The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Uganda, Vincent Ssempijja, heads a Ugandan delegation to Brazil, at the invitation of the private sector, to learn about the Brazilian experience in coffee planting, harvesting and processing |
| 2015 | The Director of the Department of Americas and the Caribbean of Uganda’s Foreign Ministry, ambassador Johnny Muhindo, visits Brazil |
| 2014 | President Museveni meets with then President Dilma Rousseff, in Addis Ababa, on the sidelines of the African Union summit |
| 2013 | Brazil donates to Uganda 2,000 tons of rice, valued at $949,465, for refugee camps in the country |
| 2012 | The Minister of Environment of Uganda, Flavia Munaaba, heads the Ugandan delegation at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio + 20) |
| A Ugandan high-level study mission visits Brazil to learn about the policies adopted for the implementation of social protection services | |
| 2011 |
Signing of the Basic Agreement on Technical and Scientific Cooperation |
| 2010 | Political consultations are held between directors of the Departments of Africa and of International Organizations of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs their Ugandan counterparts, in Kampala (December) |
| The “Pro-Renova” Seminar on the promotion of the Brazilian biofuels technology is held in Uganda | |
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Ugandan Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hope Mwesigye, participates in the Brazil-Africa Dialogue on Food Security |
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| President Yoweri Museveni visits Brazil to participate in the 5th UN-Habitat World Urban Forum in Rio de Janeiro | |
| 2009 | A mission of the Parliamentary Committee for Presidential Affairs of Uganda visits Brazil to learn about the Brazilian legal and institutional framework to address the issue of corruption whistleblowing |
| A study mission of technical representatives from the governments of Uganda and Rwanda visits Brazil to share the Brazilian experience in biofuels, organized by the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) | |
| 2008 | A technical mission of specialists from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) and the Interuniversity Network in support of the Sugar-Alcohol Sector (RIDESA) visits Brazil |
| 2004 | President Yoweri Museveni visits Brazil to participate in the 11th UNCTAD Conference, in São Paulo |
| 1992 | President Yoweri Museveni's visits Brazil to participate in the Rio Conference on the Environment, "Rio-92" |
| 1984 | Uganda's Minister of Cooperatives and Trade, Yona Kanyomozi, visit Brazil |
| 1970 | Establishment of diplomatic relations |