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South Korea and Brazil Elevate Ties to Strategic Partnership With 4‑Year Roadmap and 10 Cooperation Deals

The presidents set up new economic and finance channels and pledged to restart Korea–Mercosur talks to turn mineral, tech and defense complementarities into concrete projects.

Overview

  • Lee Jae Myung and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva adopted a four‑year action plan and broadened cooperation across the economy, space, the defense industry and critical minerals.
  • Ten MOUs were signed spanning trade and industrial policy, core minerals, digital economy including AI, agriculture, health and biotech, SME exchanges and joint policing against cybercrime and narcotics.
  • Both sides agreed to promptly resume negotiations on a Korea–Mercosur trade pact that have been suspended since 2021.
  • Follow‑up mechanisms include a high‑level economic and trade committee and a vice‑ministerial economic and financial dialogue between the two finance ministries.
  • Regulatory cooperation in health targets easier market access for Korean cosmetics in Brazil, while a Seoul business forum with about 300 Brazilian delegates proposed partnerships in advanced manufacturing, agriculture and cultural industries.