LatinNews Daily - 19 November 2021

In brief: Brazil signs agreements with Qatar

* The Brazilian government has announced that President Jair Bolsonaro signed a series of agreements with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, while in Doha, the Qatari capital, in the areas of investment, economy, defence, energy, and sport. The government gave no further detail on the agreements, while noting that trade between Brazil and Qatar totalled US$774.7m last year. Bolsonaro’s visit to Doha concluded a tour which included a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, with the aim of drumming up investment. Few concrete announcements have been made, but on social media, Bolsonaro said that “we are bringing good results to Brazil from this trip”, mentioning discussions on tourism in the Amazon region.