List of international presidential trips made by Jair Bolsonaro

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Map of countries visited by Jair Bolsonaro as President. Outdated map. (Guyana and Paraguay).

This is a list of international presidential trips made by Jair Bolsonaro, the 38th President of Brazil. President Bolsonaro has made 29 international trips to 22 countries during his presidency, which began on 1 January 2019 and ended on 31 December 2022. The official residence of the Brazilian president is the Palácio da Alvorada and principal workplace is the Palácio do Planalto, both in Brasília.

The number of visits per country where he traveled are:

The following are the international trips made by President Bolsonaro in 2019.

Bolsonaro with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, October 2019
Dates Country Locations Details
1 22–25 January   Switzerland Davos Attendance to the World Economic Forum. Met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, President Ueli Maurer, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Colombian President Iván Duque, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.[1]
2 18–20 March  United States Washington, D.C. Working visit. Met with President Donald Trump. Nomination of Brazil as Major non-NATO ally.[2]
3 21–23 March  Chile Santiago State visit. Met with President Sebastián Piñera. Attendance to the first PROSUR summit.[3]
4 31 March 31 – 4 April  Israel Tel Aviv
Jerusalem		 State visit. Met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Announcement of the opening of a business office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, and possible transfer of the Brazilian embassy to the city. First Brazilian President to visit the Western Wall.[4]
5 14–16 May  United States Dallas Awarded as the Person of the Year of Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce. Met with Former President George W. Bush.[5]
6 6–7 June  Argentina Buenos Aires State visit. Met with President Mauricio Macri.[6]
7 27–29 June  Japan Osaka Attendance to the G20 Osaka summit. Met with U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Announcement of the European Union–Mercosur free trade agreement.[7]
8 17 July  Argentina Santa Fe Attendance to the Mercosur summit. Met with President Mauricio Macri.[8]
9 23–24 September  United States New York City Attendance to the United Nations General Assembly. Met with President Donald Trump and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.[9]
10 21–24 October  Japan Tokyo Attendance to the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito. Met with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, British Prince of Wales Charles and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[10]
24–26 October  China Beijing State visit. Met with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Chairman Li Zhanshu. Announcement of the end of the need for visas for Chinese and Indian entry into Brazil.[11]
26–27 October  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi State visit. Met with Abu Dhabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Announcement of a cooperation program for the joint development of defense materials, in addition to an exchange of information against terrorist organizations.[10]
28 October 28  Qatar Doha State visit. Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.[10]
28–30 October  Saudi Arabia Riyadh State visit. Met with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Saudi Arabia's announcement of a US$10 billion investment in Brazil in the area of infrastructure. Attendance to the Future Investment Initiative summit.[10]

2020

The following are the international trips made by President Bolsonaro in 2020.

Bolsonaro with U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, March 2020
Dates Country Locations Details
11 24–27 January  India New Delhi
Agra		 State visit. Met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu. Chief guest to the 2020 Republic Day celebrations and signature of 15 cooperation agreements in different areas.[12]
12 1 March  Uruguay Montevideo Working visit. Attendance to the inauguration of President Luis Lacalle Pou. Met with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera.[13]
13 7–10 March  United States Miami
Mar-a-Lago
Doral
Jacksonville		 Working visit. Met with President Donald Trump, discussed the U.S.-led effort to oust Venezuelan disputed President Nicolás Maduro, a future trade deal and peace for the Middle East. Trump reaffirmed his interest in upgrading the American military alliance with Brazil, suggesting give to the country a full NATO membership. Visited the U.S. Southern Command.[14][15]

2021

The following are the international trips made by President Bolsonaro in 2021.

Bolsonaro in Rome for the G20 summit, October 2021
Dates Country Locations Details
14 23–24 May  Ecuador Quito Working visit. Attendance to the inauguration of Guillermo Lasso as President of Ecuador.[16]
15 20–21 September  United States New York City Working visit. Attendance to the United Nations General Assembly. Met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Polish President Andrzej Duda and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.[17]
16 29 October – 2 November  Italy Rome
Padua
Anguillara Veneta
Pistoia		 Working visit. Attendance to the G20 Rome summit. Met Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Mario Draghi, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Argentine President Alberto Fernández, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, World Bank President David Malpass, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom and the OECD Director-General Mathias Cormann.[18][19] President Bolsonaro was recognized as an honorary citizen of Anguillara Veneta, his paternal grandfather's hometown.[20][21]
30 October  Vatican Vatican City Trip to Rome. The visit to the Vatican was not official.[22] Visited the St. Peter's Square.[23]
17 November 13–16, 2021  United Arab Emirates Dubai Working visit. Attendance to the Expo Dubai 2020 and Dubai Air Show. Met with Abu Dhabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emir Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan.[24]
16–17 November  Bahrain Manama State visit. Visit to recently inaugurated Brazilian embassy in Manama. Met with King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa.[24]
17–18 November  Qatar Doha State visit. Visit to 2022 FIFA World Cup Lusail Iconic Stadium. Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.[24]

2022

The following are the international trips made by President Bolsonaro in 2022.

Bolsonaro with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, February 2022
Dates Country Locations Details
18 20–21 January  Suriname Paramaribo Working visit. Meeting with the President of Suriname, Chan Santokhi, and the President of Guyana, Irfaan Ali. Signed cooperation agreements for exploration of new Guyanese and Surinamese reserves of gas and oil by Petrobras.[25]
19 15–17 February  Russia Moscow State visit. President Bolsonaro was invited by Vladimir Putin to a Russia-Brazil summit at Kremlin, amid tension with the US and NATO over Ukraine. Discussion about the global geopolitical situation and tension in Europe, cooperation in defense for technology for cyber security and combat systems for UAVs. Russia formally supports a permanent seat for Brazil in the UN Security Council. Bolsonaro also visits the State Duma and meet with the Duma's Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin.[26][27]
17 February  Hungary Budapest State visit. Meeting with the Prime Minister Viktor Orban, President János Áder and the National Assembly Chairman László Kövér.[28]
20 6 May  Guyana Georgetown State visit. Meeting with President Irfaan Ali. Addressed bilateral issues between Brazil and Guyana in the areas of trade, oil, economy, infrastructure and electricity.[29][30]
21 9–11 June  United States Los Angeles, Orlando Working visit. In Los Angeles, the President attended the Summit of the Americas and had a bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden. The President also met with Colombian president Iván Duque, with Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso and with Dominican president Luis Abinader. In Orlando, Bolsonaro participated in the inauguration of the Brazilian vice consulate in the city.[31][32]
22 31 August  Paraguay Brazil–Paraguay border Working visit. President Bolsonaro met with President of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benítez to make a technical visit over the Jaime Lerner bridge, which connects the cities of Foz do Iguaçu and Ciudad del Este. He briefly crossed the border line to the Paraguayan side. [33]
23 18–19 September  United Kingdom London State visit. President Bolsonaro went to the Palace of Westminster, where the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was taking place. Had a meeting with the new King of the United Kingdom Charles III, meeting at Buckingham Palace, with other Heads of State Government. Attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey magazine with First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro. Both were received for a meeting by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and UK Minister James Cleverly.[34]
20 September  United States New York City Working visit. President Bolsonaro will deliver the traditional opening address of the United Nations General Assembly.[35]
24 30 December Florida President Bolsonaro travelled Florida to avoid the inauguration to his successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who defeated him in the 2022 Brazilian general election.

Multilateral meetings

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