Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, announced on Friday May 19, 2023 that he was considering removing the visa requirement for Brazilians to enter the country. Kishida met the president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) in Hiroshima, where they are taking part in the G7 summit.

Japan plans to startprocedures for introducing the short-stay visa waiver for ordinary Brazilian passport holders“, declared the Japanese government in announcement published following the bilateral meeting.

Today, the Japanese do not need a visa to enter Brazil. In response to a call from the tourism sector, the requirement was withdrawn in 2019 by the then president Jair Bolsonaro (PL). Besides the Japanese, the former chief executive allowed visa-free entry for North Americans, Australians and Canadians.

On May 3, however, the current government published in the Official Journal of the Union the resumption of the tourist visa requirement for this group. The rule goes into effect on October 1, 2023. Here is the complete of the decree (78 KB).

ANOTHER SUBJECT

The Japanese government has announced that Tokyo will publish, “shortly”, in Brasilia a loan of 30 billion yen (about 1.09 billion reais) for investments in health and other sectors.

Still according to Kishida, Japanese companies “they are very carefulo” in the tax reform being developed by the Brazilian government.

Japan also congratulated Brazil for its bid to host COP 30 (30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change); said he would work with Lula to protect the environment; and again championed reform of the UN (United Nations) Security Council.

“The 2 leaders reaffirmed the importance of fundamental values ​​such as freedom and democracy, and agreed to work together to maintain and strengthen an international order based on the rule of law.“Said the statement from the Japanese government.

Learn more about Lula at the G7:

G7

The G7 (Group of 7) is made up of some of the largest economies in the world: Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom. Country representatives and guests are gathering for the summit this weekend in Hiroshima, Japan.

In this edition, the war in Ukraine will be one of the main topics of the event. Also on the agenda: inflationary dynamics in the world’s major economies, ways to address vulnerabilities in low- and middle-income countries due to the debt crisis, and ways to accelerate action on climate change and transition. energy, among other issues. .

LULA

Lula arrived in Hiroshima on Thursday May 18. Participate in 3 debates and have at least 7 bilateral meetings during the trip.

The Brazilian president has already met:

You still need to have at least 5 more meetings. Read the list of scheduled meetings:

Bilateral meetings are negotiated and confirmed according to the agendas of Heads of State and Government. O Power360 found that at least 1 additional meeting should take place: with the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.