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Switzerland and Brazil maintain close and varied bilateral
relations. They hold regular political exchanges and have strong
business ties. Switzerland and Brazil hold regular ministerial
meetings and political consultations. They have also concluded
bilateral agreements on trade, aviation and legal assistance.
Brazil is by far Switzerland’s largest trading partner in Latin
America. In 2011, Switzerland imported goods – primarily
agricultural products, metals and chemicals – worth 921.8 mln
CHF. The value of Swiss exports – primarily pharmaceuticals,
chemicals and machinery – amounted to some 2.23 bn. CHF At the
end of 2010, Swiss direct investments stood at CHF 20.3 bn and
some 106,600 people in Brazil were employed by Swiss firms.
Scholars and artists from Brazil can apply to the State
Secretariat for Education and Research (SER) for a Swiss
Government Excellence Scholarship. At the beginning of 2012,
there were some 14,760 Swiss nationals livi