Joint Statement on the Occasion of the 6th Meeting of the Mexico-Brazil Binational Commission

The Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Roberto Velasco Álvarez, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Mauro Vieira, co-chaired the 6th Meeting of the Mexico-Brazil Binational Commission in Brasília on August 6, 2026. On the occasion, they highlighted the convergence of views and the frequent dialogue between the governments of Presidents Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

This political affinity has created a particularly favorable context for deepening the relationship between the two largest economies and populations in Latin America, as well as for achieving concrete results for both peoples in the economic-commercial, energy, and various other areas of cooperation.

The foreign ministers analyzed the results achieved by the five subcommittees that make up the Mexico-Brazil Binational Commission: Political Affairs; Economic, Commercial and Financial Affairs; Technical and Scientific Cooperation; Educational and Cultural Cooperation; and Multilateral Affairs. In this regard, the delegations of Mexico and Brazil:

1. Reaffirmed their willingness to continue deepening the bilateral relationship by strengthening political dialogue and expanding cooperation in areas of common interest. Building on the understandings reached during Vice President Geraldo Alckmin's visit to Mexico in August 2025, they expressed their interest in continuing to promote high-level exchanges, including presidential visits.
2. Underscored the importance of bilateral cooperation on energy matters and welcomed the signing, in June of this year, of the Memorandum of Understanding between PEMEX and Petrobras, which reaffirms the strategic role of the National Energy Companies in consolidating energy security, technological development, and regional integration. Within the framework of this binational meeting, both companies are holding meetings to advance the implementation of aspects contained in that instrument. They also highlighted the progress in biofuels cooperation, following up on the Declaration of Intent adopted during Vice President Geraldo Alckmin's visit to Mexico.
3. Recognized that the fight against transnational organized crime requires international cooperation based on information sharing, strengthening institutional capacities, and full respect for international law and national sovereignty.
4. Reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening Latin American and Caribbean integration, underscoring the importance of preserving CELAC as the primary space for dialogue and political coordination among countries in the region and of promoting an autonomous and inclusive OAS. They also reiterated the need to preserve Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace made up of sovereign States.
5. On migration, they highlighted the excellent level of coordination between both countries in the multilateral and regional forums, based on an approach centered on respect for human rights and the promotion of the social and labor integration of migrants; and exchanged information on electronic visa trends.
6. On economic matters, they reaffirmed the commitment of Mexico and Brazil to deepening bilateral trade, reciprocal investment, and productive integration, for the benefit of the shared prosperity of both countries. They noted the need to make the most of the potential of both economies to expand bilateral economic flows to levels commensurate with the size of both countries, for which updating existing trade agreements will be essential.
7. Reviewed the status of negotiations under Economic Complementation Agreements No. 53 (ACE-53) and No. 55 (ACE-55), reiterating their support for continued technical work aimed at expanding and modernizing the bilateral trade framework, finding solutions acceptable to both countries to resume and advance negotiations, in light of opportunities identified in the international context. In this regard, they underscored the importance of private sector participation in building an ambitious and mutually beneficial economic agenda.
8. Highlighted the importance of agricultural trade to the economic partnership between Mexico and Brazil, expressing their interest in ensuring food security, a shared priority for both governments. Mexico presented its experience with PACIC, a program aimed at helping stabilize the prices of basic food basket items through temporary exemption from import tariffs and administrative facilitation measures that reduce import costs, helping lower prices for end consumers.
9. Reaffirmed the importance of trade facilitation as a tool for strengthening bilateral economic flows, and therefore encouraged continued discussions on implementing the Digital Certificate of Origin (COD), highlighting its potential benefits in terms of efficiency, document security, and reduced operating costs for economic operators.
10. Welcomed the growth of reciprocal investment and highlighted opportunities to expand the participation of companies from both countries in strategic sectors such as infrastructure, telecommunications, agribusiness, health, information technology, financial services, aerospace, renewable energy, and innovation.
11. On cooperation, the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation was signed between the Ministry of Science, Humanities, Technology and Innovation (SECIHTI) of Mexico and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) of Brazil, an instrument establishing a broad cooperation framework in priority areas such as digital transformation-AI, supercomputing, semiconductors, and quantum technologies-food security, biodiversity and the bioeconomy, oceans, energy transition, space, social sciences and humanities, and open science and innovation. Collaboration may be carried out through joint projects and calls for proposals, exchange and training of specialists and students, technology transfer, capacity building, seminars, and technical visits. They also addressed Brazil's invitation to Mexico to join the CABBIO Latin American Biotechnology Center, and Mexico's invitation to Brazil to join the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE).
12. Regarding public health, they reviewed progress in regulatory cooperation between the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) of Mexico and the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) of Brazil; collaboration between the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) and Mexican institutions; the production of immunobiologicals and antivenoms through cooperation with the Butantan Institute; as well as initiatives aimed at training health professionals and strengthening public health systems.
13. Expressed interest in deepening technical discussions between the Mexican Space Agency (AEM) and the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), identifying priorities and opportunities in space technologies, knowledge exchange, and the development of joint projects.
14. Followed up on projects being carried out under the Mexico-Brazil Bilateral Development Cooperation Program, agreed upon in 2024, which includes initiatives in agriculture, social development, and space cooperation.
15. On educational and cultural matters, a Memorandum of Understanding on Educational Cooperation was signed between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, under which the Guimarães Rosa Institute of Brazil will offer, subject to its availability and institutional capacity, Portuguese language and Brazilian culture courses in Mexico to Mexican government officials and representatives identified and designated by the Matías Romero Institute of Mexico.
16. Reaffirmed the willingness of their cultural authorities to exchange data, information, and best practices in the creative economy, and to advance negotiations on an audiovisual co-production agreement. They also agreed to deepen cooperation on museum sustainability, professional training, community museums, and new technologies.
17. On multilateral affairs, they highlighted the broad convergence of positions and synergies on peace and security, disarmament and non-proliferation, human rights, gender equality, climate change, food security, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies, as well as their commitment to multilateralism, democracy, respect for international law, and close bilateral coordination to address global challenges.
18. Reaffirmed their support for the joint candidacy of Michelle Bachelet as the most suitable person to lead the United Nations, given her extensive experience, leadership, and capabilities at a time of profound transformation.
19. Agreed to continue promoting and protecting human rights, especially for groups in vulnerable situations, such as women, girls, boys and adolescents, Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples, migrants and refugees, persons with disabilities, and LGBTIQ+ persons, given the risk of setbacks in the progress achieved on these agendas in multilateral forums.
20. Agreed to strengthen cooperation to build on the outcomes of COP30 in Belém do Pará, including the launch of the Tropical Forests Forever Fund (TFFF). They also reaffirmed the importance of achieving food security and moving toward more resilient agrifood systems.

The foreign ministers noted that the 6th Meeting of the Mexico-Brazil Binational Commission reflects the excellent state of the bilateral relationship and made it possible to advance concrete initiatives to deepen cooperation in priority areas, as well as to strengthen coordination on regional and multilateral matters.

They expressed their satisfaction at Mexico's hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2026, as one of the three host countries, and highlighted the importance of sport as a factor bringing peoples together. They also wished great success for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027, to be held in Brazil.

The Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Roberto Velasco Álvarez, thanked his hosts for the hospitality extended to his delegation in Brasília and expressed interest in hosting the 7th Meeting of the Mexico-Brazil Binational Commission in 2028, on a date to be agreed jointly.