Diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Kuwait are on an official visit in the Pará state’s city ahead of COP30. They held meetings with the Minister of Tourism and the state governor.
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Brazil’s Recife kicks off the festival with films directed by Arab women on Wednesday (13). In Duque de Caxias, Niterói, and Rio de Janeiro, screenings will begin next week.
Technical cooperation between institutions from the United Arab Emirates and Bahia provides for training producers, and planting and producing dates in the coming years.
The Arab Chamber attended a farewell event last week in honor of the chargé d’affaires at the Embassy of Lebanon in Brazil, George El Jallad.
Topics of mutual interest and humanitarian issues were discussed during a meeting between Rodrigo Gabsch and Kuwait’s minister of Social Affairs, Amthal Al Huwaillah.
The biggest market for the product is the United States, but the United Arab Emirates ranks fifth, and its imports have increased slightly year-to-date.
Arab Brazilian Chamber high-level executives handed over a survey to Brazil’s Agriculture and Livestock and Foreign Affairs ministries showing that some of the goods the US has imposed sweeping tariffs on could be sold to Arab countries instead.
Twelve films will be premiered during the event. Curator Arthur Jafet, who is also an Arab Chamber board member, says the festival has become a mainstay in Latin America.
An Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce study shows that products impacted by United States tariff hikes could get shipped to North Africa and Middle East countries instead.
The company, which has developed a compact radar for drones, is looking to double its revenue through international deals. There are plans to set up a branch in Abu Dhabi, to where more than ten pieces of equipment have been shipped.
The month of May saw 3.66 million tons of fertilizer reach Brazilian ports from abroad. Domestic output was also up but still pales in comparison to consumption.
Brazil’s federal government is set to launch on Wednesday (6) a program offering psychosocial and healthcare services to returning citizens from abroad who find themselves in vulnerable situations.
Professionals tasked with advancing the interests of Brazil’s agribusiness are currently in training. New agricultural attachés will be deployed to 14 locations, including Saudi Arabia.
The manufacturing company saw BRL 424 million in revenue from exports from Brazil in the first half of the year, with Kuwait as one of its biggest destinations.

