# Somalia and Brazil > Somalia and Brazil: relations since 1987, accreditation from Nairobi, and sugar and chicken exports of US$126 to 175 million a year. Source page: https://calankii.com/en/relations/brazil/ Last checked: 2026-11-13 Publisher: Calankii (https://calankii.com) ## How do Somalia and Brazil relate today? Brazil has no embassy in Mogadishu and Somalia has none in Brasília. Brazil covers Somalia from its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, according to Wikipedia, which cites the embassy's site ([Wikipedia, Foreign relations of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Somalia)). Trade is the main link. Brazilian exports to Somalia were US$125.9 million in 2025, while imports from Somalia were US$12,700 ([UN Comtrade, Brazil–Somalia 2025](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2025&flowCode=X,M&cmdCode=TOTAL)). ## When did contact begin? The two states set up relations in 1987. Sources give two dates: - **2 February 1987**, in Wikipedia's list of Brazil's relations, citing UN records ([Wikipedia, Foreign relations of Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Brazil)). - **2 April 1987**, in Wikipedia's list of Somalia's relations, with no source given ([Wikipedia, Foreign relations of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Somalia)). ## Who are the ambassadors and envoys? Brazil's ambassador in Nairobi is accredited to Somalia ([Wikipedia, Foreign relations of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Somalia)). Somalia has no accreditation to Brazil, according to the same page ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Somalia)). Names of the Brazilian envoys were not found in the sources reached for this page. ## Who built the tie? No named officials or business figures behind Brazil–Somalia contacts were found in the sources reached for this page. Brazil's foreign ministry site, which would hold this record, was not reachable while this page was written. ## What agreements have they signed? - **1987:** establishment of diplomatic relations ([Wikipedia, Foreign relations of Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Brazil)). No other bilateral agreement was found in the sources reached. ## Which leaders have visited? No state or ministerial visit in either direction was found in the sources reached for this page. ## How much do they trade? UN Comtrade records Brazilian exports to Somalia of: - US$63.5 million in 2010 ([UN Comtrade](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2010&flowCode=X&cmdCode=TOTAL)) - US$11.8 million in 2012 ([UN Comtrade](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2012&flowCode=X&cmdCode=TOTAL)) - US$24.6 million in 2014 ([UN Comtrade](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2014&flowCode=X&cmdCode=TOTAL)) - US$81.4 million in 2016 ([UN Comtrade](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2016&flowCode=X&cmdCode=TOTAL)) - US$60.7 million in 2018 and US$20.5 million in 2019 ([UN Comtrade, 2018](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2018&flowCode=X&cmdCode=TOTAL); [2019](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2019&flowCode=X,M&cmdCode=TOTAL)) - US$75.0 million in 2020 ([UN Comtrade](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2020&flowCode=X&cmdCode=TOTAL)) - US$42.1 million in 2022 ([UN Comtrade](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2022&flowCode=X,M&cmdCode=TOTAL)) - US$174.6 million in 2023 ([UN Comtrade](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2023&flowCode=X,M&cmdCode=TOTAL)) - US$154.1 million in 2024 ([UN Comtrade](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2024&flowCode=X,M&cmdCode=TOTAL)) - US$125.9 million in 2025 ([UN Comtrade](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2025&flowCode=X,M&cmdCode=TOTAL)) Sugar dominates. In 2024 Brazil sold Somalia US$143.5 million of cane sugar and US$9.2 million of poultry meat ([UN Comtrade, by product 2024](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2024&flowCode=X&cmdCode=1701,0207,0202)). Sugar was also the largest item in 2023, at US$168.9 million, and in 2025, at US$120.1 million ([UN Comtrade, 2023](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2023&flowCode=X&cmdCode=AG2); [2025](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2025&flowCode=X&cmdCode=AG2)). Imports from Somalia were small: US$73,700 in 2022, US$52,600 in 2023 and US$15,100 in 2024 ([UN Comtrade, 2022](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2022&flowCode=X,M&cmdCode=TOTAL); [2023](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2023&flowCode=X,M&cmdCode=TOTAL); [2024](https://comtradeapi.un.org/public/v1/preview/C/A/HS?reporterCode=76&partnerCode=706&period=2024&flowCode=X,M&cmdCode=TOTAL)). ## How much aid and money has gone in? Brazil does not report its aid to the OECD, and no Brazilian aid figures for Somalia were found in the sources reached ([OECD, DAC2a query](https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.DCD.FSD,DSD_DAC2@DF_DAC2A,/AUS+KOR+BRA+IDN.SOM.206.USD.V?startPeriod=2000&endPeriod=2024)). ## What about security? Brazil is not listed among the troop contributors to UNOSOM I or [UNOSOM II](/en/history/un-intervention-1992-1995/) ([UN Peacekeeping, UNOSOM I](https://peacekeeping.un.org/sites/default/files/past/unosom1facts.html); [UNOSOM II](https://peacekeeping.un.org/sites/default/files/past/unosom2facts.html)). No Brazilian military presence in Somalia was found. See [Foreign forces in Somalia](/en/institutions/foreign-forces-in-somalia/). ## How does Brazil deal with Somaliland and the member states? No Brazilian office, agreement or stated position on [Somaliland](/en/states/somaliland-1991-to-2026/) or a member state was found in the sources reached for this page. ## Have there been disputes? No dispute between the two governments was found in the sources reached for this page. ## Where does Brazil stand in the UN and other bodies on Somalia? Brazil's votes and statements on Somalia, including during its Security Council terms, were not covered in the sources reached for this page. ## Related pages - [Somalia and Cuba](/en/relations/cuba/) - [Foreign forces in Somalia](/en/institutions/foreign-forces-in-somalia/) --- I want to help with this: email hello@calankii.com. Fix this page: email hello@calankii.com with the page link and your source.