10/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/14/2025 21:39
H.E. Mr. Geraldo Alckmin, Vice-President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services of Brazil, is scheduled to pay an Official visit to India from 15-17 October 2025 to hold the inaugural Trade Ministerial Review Meeting with Shri. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, on 16th October. He is expected to be accompanied by Cabinet Ministers, Senior officials and a business delegation.
2. During the visit, Mr. Alckmin is scheduled to meet Hon'ble Vice-President Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan, Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep S Puri and discuss various issues of mutual interest.
3. Mr. Alckmin is also expected to attend the India- Brazil Business Forum and visit the All India Institute of Ayurveda.
4. Brazil is the largest trade partner of India in South America. During the recent State visit of Prime Minister Modi to Brazil, the leaders agreed to establish a Ministerial-level Review Mechanism to foster our trade and investment, and set a bilateral trade target of US $ 20 Billion in the next five years.
5. The visit of Mr. Alckmin is envisaged to provide an opportunity to review bilateral trade and investment, identify new priority sectors, set a road map towards achieving the trade target and further strengthen the multifaceted Strategic Partnership.
New Delhi
October 15, 2025