Brazil pays off R$1.3 billion in obligations to international organizations in 2025

Since the beginning of the year, Brazil has paid off R$1.3 billion in obligations to international organizations, the Ministry of Planning and Budget announced on Monday the 14th. According to the ministry, the country is in good standing with 62 external organizations .

The largest amount was paid to the United Nations (UN). According to the Planning, Brazil fully paid its contributions to the UN regular budget and the Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT).

The Brazilian government also made contributions to United Nations peacekeeping missions.

"The payments reinforce the country's commitment to multilateralism, regional integration, and international cooperation in areas such as trade and finance, health, human rights, science and technology, the environment, and sustainable development," the ministry said in a statement.

Since 2024, Brazil has been on the list of countries in good standing with the United Nations. According to the Ministry, in 2025, the country will continue to pay its obligations to reaffirm Brazil's commitment to the multilateral system and the UN's role in an adverse global scenario.

According to Planning, the country also paid off contributions to the following organizations:

• World Health Organization (WHO);
• World Trade Organization (WTO);
• International Criminal Court (ICC);
• Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP);
• International Maritime Organization (IMO);
• European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), a scientific center that carries out experiments with atomic subparticles.

Mercosur

At the regional level, Brazil has fulfilled its obligations to the following institutions:

• Organization of American States (OAS);
• Mercosur Secretariat;
• Latin American Integration Association (Aladi);
• Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO);
• Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), among others.

Multilateral banks

In the financial area, Brazil paid up its share of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a financial institution linked to the World Bank that finances private investments in emerging countries.

The payment, Planning reported, will strengthen Brazil's participation in the institution's decisions and encourage the financing of private investments with a positive socioeconomic impact, in line with the national development agenda.

The country also began paying full installments of the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) and the Financial Fund for the Development of the La Plata Basin (Fonplata).

Environment

In the year it hosted the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) in Belém, Brazil also honored its commitments to the following environmental preservation organizations. Notable payments include those made to the following institutions:

• Convention on Migratory Species (CMS);
• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD);
• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).