President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Brasília, Brazil, to begin an official state visit, his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed on Monday.
The Nigerian leader touched down at the Brasília International Airport at about 12:30 a.m. local time, after flying in from Los Angeles, United States.
At the Brasília Air Base, he was received by top Brazilian officials, including Ambassador Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, Secretary for Africa and the Middle East, and Carlos José Areias Moreno Garcete, Brazil’s Ambassador to Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, was also on hand to welcome him.
According to Onanuga, Tinubu will be formally received with military honours at the Planalto Palace, where he is scheduled to hold private talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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The meeting will be followed by broader bilateral discussions between senior officials of both governments.
Both leaders are expected to witness the signing of several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and later address a joint press conference.
During his stay, Tinubu will also meet with the President of the Brazilian Senate, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, and the President of the Supreme Federal Court.
His engagements include participation in the Nigeria-Brazil Business Forum, aimed at strengthening economic and trade relations between both countries.