Commercial relations between Cuba and Brazil

30/01/2012 arrives in Cuba President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff, to strengthen the trade relationship between the two countries, According to rumours this visit is aiming to increase cooperation agreements for the scientific development of agriculture, health and safety. Brazil shows great interest in particular for the naval port of Mariel, a port of great importance near Havana, protagonist in the 1980 mass exodus took place between April 15 and 31 of October to the United States after the Cuban government announced that anyone who wanted to leave the country could do it from the port of Mariel.

The port of Mariel should become a fundamental basis for industry and processing of oil extracted in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the source LaPresse, Brazil has financed nearly 80% of the project, the total value of $ 683 million. Dilma Rousseff was welcomed with a bouquet of flowers (according to the diary O Globo) International Airport "José Martí" Havana, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, then had to meet the commander Raul Castro Ruz, currently head of the Cuban State and brother of Fidel Castro Ruz.

For this meeting between Cuba and Brazil, there would be on the agenda issues concerning policy, so in 2012, Brazil reaffirms its willingness to strengthen trade agreements to enter both countries, already in 2011 was an increase bilateral trade by 31% between Cuba has graduated over 600 young Brazilians, while nearly 700 continue their studies in the island and Brazil is a country now at the highest levels of development, so as to be listed in the group of fast growing emerging markets worldwide.