Tinubu arrives in Brazil — after three-day stopover in Los Angeles

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Brasília, Brazil’s capital city, for a two-day state visit.

Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, said Tinubu, who flew in from Los Angeles, United States, was received by senior Brazilian government officials at the Brasília Air Base.

“The officials included Ambassador Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, Secretary for Africa and the Middle East and Ambassador Carlos José Areias Moreno Garcete, Ambassador of Brazil to Nigeria,” Onanuga shared in a post on X.

Bianca Ojukwu, Nigeria’s minister of state for foreign affairs, was also at the reception.

“Other ministers, heads of key government agencies, and private sector members, who will participate in a string of bilateral talks and MOU signings, later welcomed President Tinubu to his hotel,” he added.

“The official welcoming ceremony, with full military honours, will take place on Monday at the Planalto Palace.”

The trip follows Tinubu’s participation in the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Japan, and a three-day stopover in Los Angeles, before the trip to South America.

Tinubu departed Nigeria on August 15, stopped over in Dubai, UAE, and arrived in Yokohama on August 18.

He concluded his engagements there on August 22.

The president held some bilateral meetings and interactive sessions with Nigerians in Japan.

In Brazil, Tinubu’s state visit will focus on “activating multi-billion-dollar agricultural investments, advancing joint initiatives like the $1.1 billion Green Imperative mechanization project and securing new flows of FDI into Nigeria’s agriculture and energy sectors,” Olusegun Dada, special assistant to the president on social media, detailed in an X post. 

He noted that the visit will also feature bilateral meetings, a Nigeria–Brazil business forum with leading investors, and the signing of key agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen technology, aviation, and renewable energy.

“It is also about deepening political trust, expanding cultural exchange, and harnessing shared opportunities in renewable energy, climate resilience, and digital transformation,” Dada’s statement added.

The presidency has not relayed when Tinubu is expected back in Abuja.