NEW DELHI: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will pay a state visit to India from February 18 to 22 and participate in the 2nd AI Summit to be held in the national capital from February 19 to 20, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Thursday.
Speaking at the weekly briefing, MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the visit is being undertaken at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“His Excellency, the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, will be paying a State Visit to India from 18-22 February 2026. President Lula will be participating in the 2nd AI Summit, which is to be held from 19 to 20 February here in Delhi,” Jaiswal said.
He added that bilateral engagements will take place on February 21, the main day of the state visit. President Lula will be hosted by India’s President and meet with Vice President and other dignitaries. A business delegation will accompany him to explore trade and investment opportunities.
“The main day of the Brazilian State Visit, bilateral talks will be on 21st February. President Lula will be hosted by our Honourable President on the 21st, and there will be several other dignitaries who will be calling on him, including the Honourable Vice President of India,” the spokesperson said.
President Lula will be accompanied by several ministers and a business delegation. According to the MEA, multiple engagements have been planned to facilitate interactions with the visiting business delegation.
Jaiswal also noted India has already announced the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron for the AI Summit.
“With this, we have made an announcement for the second leader who will be visiting India for the AI Summit and for bilateral talks,” he said.
The MEA indicated that further announcements regarding other leaders attending the AI Summit will be made shortly.
“We will be giving you more details of other leaders who are coming to the AI Summit. Hopefully, you will have that soon. It will help you in preparing your engagement for the AI Summit, as well as for you to write about how you look at international engagement in this AI Summit, which is going to be at scale here in New Delhi,” Jaiswal added.
The visit is part of Brazil’s broader foreign policy recalibration, which seeks to reduce economic reliance on traditional partners such as the United States and China while strengthening engagement with emerging economies like India, as reported by Brasil 247.