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[[File:01.01.2023 - Cumprimentos dos chefes de Estado e de Governo (52622349175).jpg|thumb|[[Brazil]] president [[Lula]] and Saudi Head of State in [[Saudi Arabia]], 2023.]]
 
In May 2009, [[President of Brazil]] president [[Lula]] made the first visit of a Brazilian president to [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://en.mercopress.com/2009/05/18/first-visit-of-a-brazilian-president-to-saudi-arabia|title=First visit of a Brazilian president to Saudi Arabia|website=MercoPress|date=May 18, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/824541/brazilian-president-in-saudi-arabia|title=Brazilian president in Saudi Arabia|date=May 17, 2009|website=DAWN}}</ref> OnDuring the visit, Brazil and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to expand cooperation in oil, mining, infrastructure, and science, and to increase bilateral trade.<ref name="auto"/> Brazil president [[Lula]] said trade between the two countries had increased 450% in the prior six years.<ref name="auto"/> The two countries had annual trade worth $5.5 billion.<ref name="auto"/>
 
In 2022, commerce between the two countries was $8.2 billion. Brazil primarily purchased [[hydrocarbon]]s and fertilizers ($5.3 billion), while Saudi Arabia primarily purchased [[halal]] [[protein]] ($2.9 billion).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arab.news/vbzky|title=Brazil president's Saudi visit shows desire for stronger ties|date=November 30, 2023|website=Arab News PK|author=Eduardo Campos Lima}}</ref>