Expanding cooperation with Brazilian regions
Brasilia, April 4, 2025 – Ambassador Bolat Nussupov met with the head of the Minas Gerais State Representative Office to the Federal Government, Secretary Mr. Daniel Angotti, at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Brazil.
The agenda of the talks included issues of expanding regional cooperation between Kazakhstan and the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais in the fields of economy, trade, industry and agriculture. Of particular interest were the possibilities of expanding industrial and agro-industrial cooperation with companies located in this state.
The Ambassador, in turn, shared the results of his working visit to the capital of the state, Belo Rizonte, and talks with the Deputy Governor of the region, Mr. Paulo Eduardo Rocha Brand, on April 7, 2022. One of the agreements of this meeting was the organization of a joint business forum with the participation of local companies and the prospective opening of an Honorary Consulate in this large and economically developed state of Brazil.
The Ambassador thanked the management of the Cruzeiro State Football Club, represented by world football legend Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima, for their attention and the gift provided to the Embassy, as well as the annual visit by the club's management to the official receptions of the Embassy on the occasion of the Republic Day. In this context, the parties discussed the possibility of establishing cooperation in the field of professional training of children and youth in football.
Given the federal structure of Brazil, regional cooperation is an important element in strengthening bilateral relations. Currently, partnerships between the regions of Kazakhstan and Brazil have been established between the Karaganda region and the state of Bahia (2021), the Almaty region and the state of Rio Grande do Sul. (2024). At this stage, the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina and the East Kazakhstan region of the Republic of Kazakhstan have expressed interest in establishing a regional partnership.
Reference: the state of Minas Gerais is the second most economically developed and densely populated state in Brazil after Sao Paulo. The region is the main mining base of Brazil. The state has developed livestock farming and agriculture (coffee, sugar cane, tobacco, grain, etc.). The region is home to large companies in the automotive industry, agricultural machinery and instrument making. The legend of world football, Pele, was born and raised in Minas Gerais.