PH, Brazil ink deals on agriculture, enforcement of competition laws

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MANILA – The Philippines and Brazil have signed two memoranda of understanding (MOUs) aimed at strengthening agricultural cooperation and promoting the effec...

AGRI COOPERATION. The Philippines and Brazil present the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed during a meeting between President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on Saturday (Nov. 14, 2026). The MOU aims to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and livestock production, focusing on sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture, research and innovation, capacity development in agribusiness, and agricultural value chain development. (Photo from MPC Pool)

MANILA – The Philippines and Brazil have signed two memoranda of understanding (MOUs) aimed at strengthening agricultural cooperation and promoting the effective enforcement of competition laws in both countries.

The MOUs were presented during a meeting between President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Saturday.

The Department of Agriculture and Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock signed an MOU bolstering their cooperation in sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture, research and innovation, capacity development in agribusiness, and agricultural value chain development.

Meanwhile, the Philippine Competition Commission and Brazil’s Council for Economic Defense also signed an MOU promoting cooperation in the implementation and effective enforcement of the competition laws of both countries.

Lula is in the Philippines to attend the ASEAN Summit as Guest of the Chair.

Marcos invited Lula to join the summit plenary as part of efforts to expand ASEAN’s engagement with partners outside the region.

Marcos accorded arrival honors to Lula upon his arrival at the PICC, followed by the signing of the guestbook and a tête-à-tête between the two leaders.

The two leaders then held bilateral discussions on ways to strengthen cooperation in trade and investment, agriculture, energy, science and…

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