Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the outcome of the 2022 presidential election in Brazil on UK-Brazil relations.

The UK has a deep and longstanding relationship with Brazil. We share commitments to human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and enjoy strong bilateral ties in security, trade, climate and nature. We will be working to further develop these alongside the new administration. As the Prime Minister has also done, the Foreign Secretary publicly congratulated President-elect Luis Inácio Lula da Silva following his election victory. We look forward to the UK and Brazil working together as we continue to strengthen our historic partnership.