G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting - The Minister's meeting with Mauro Vieira, Brazil's Foreign Minister

The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, met with his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, on the sidelines of the second G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Paris.

The Ministers discussed the implementation of the bilateral strategic partnership between the two countries, strengthened by the roadmap on public security signed on 1 July 2026 during Minister Barrot’s official visit to Brazil. They discussed opportunities to strengthen our economic cooperation. The Ministers also talked about several structural projects of our cooperation, particularly in the areas of defence, aeronautics and digital technology, according to a mutual long-term vision based on trust.

Their conversation also touched on the situations in Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti.

A few days ahead of COP31, the two Ministers also discussed global challenges. They reaffirmed France and Brazil’s shared desire to defend multilateralism and its actors, in order to pursue ambitious action on the major challenges of our times.