Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan today that Brazil intends to expand investments in the defense sector and foster partnerships between companies from both nations in this field.
Details of the telephone call between the two heads of state were released by the Planalto Palace in an official statement.
According to the release, both leaders also agreed to dispatch a Brazilian delegation to Turkey led by the Ministers of Defense and Development, Industry, and Trade. Lula and Erdoğan celebrated the recent parliamentary ratification in both countries of the Defense Industry Cooperation Agreement, the Brazilian government note highlighted.
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The two heads of state further agreed to establish a Strategic Council at the vice-presidential level to formulate a roadmap for deepening bilateral relations between Brazil and Turkey. During the conversation, Lula da Silva and Erdoğan expressed regret over ongoing conflicts worldwide and stressed the importance of intensifying dialogue to find pathways to peace in Ukraine and the Middle East, according to the statement.
The Planalto Palace note added that Lula accepted Erdoğan’s invitation to attend the COP31 climate summit, which will take place in Antalya, Turkey, in November. According to the Brazilian government’s foreign trade platform, top exports from Brazil to Turkey include soybeans, raw cotton, iron ore and concentrates, unroasted coffee, corn, cellulose, and beef.
Between January and July of this year, Brazil exported 3.4 billion US dollars (2.91 billion euros) to Turkey, marking a 29.6 percent increase compared to the same period in 2025. Meanwhile, imports reached 718.1 million US dollars (615.6 million euros) during the same period.
