India-Brazil: Boosting Strategic Partnership
President of Brazil Mr. Jair Messias Bolsonaro will begin his official State visit to India today. President Bolsonaro will be the Chief Guest for the 71st Republic Day Parade on 26th January 2020 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He will be accompanied by seven Ministers, Chairman of Brazil-India Friendship Group in the Brazilian Parliament, senior officials and a large business delegation. President Bolsonaro will conclude the visit on 27th January.
This is the third time India has received President of Brazil as Chief Guest for the Republic Day Parade. The previous instances were in 1996 and 2004 respectively. This is President Bolsonaro’s first State visit to India after becoming President of Brazil on 1st January 2020. President Bolsonaro and Prime Minister Modi had met each other on two previous occasions last year, namely, on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit at Osaka in June and the BRICS Summit at Brasilia in November.
On 25th January, President Bolsonaro will be given a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhawan. He will then proceed to visit the Raj Ghat. Thereafter, President Bolsonaro will hold official talks with Prime Minister Modi. There will be an exchange of agreements followed by press statements by the two leaders. Later, Vice President Venkiah Naidu and the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will call on the Brazilian President.
