LCIL Afternoon Talk: 'Brazil and the Rule of Law: Democracy and Foreign Policy' by Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota

Time: 4 pm - 5.30 pm

This is an in-person event only

Antonio de Aguiar Patriota was appointed Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2023. 

Previously, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil (2011-2013), Ambassador to the United States (2007-2009) and as Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations (2013-2016). He was Ambassador of Brazil to Italy (2016-2019) and to the Arab Republic of Egypt (2019-2023). 

Among his publications are “The UN Security Council after the Gulf War” (1998) and two volumes of “Speeches, articles and interviews” during his period as Foreign Minister. He published in 2025 a collection of essays in the English language entitled “A Humanist Foreign Policy for a Multipolar World”. 

Ambassador Patriota is a member of the “Leaders for Peace” initiative under the chairmanship of former French Prime Minister Raffarin. 

Chair: Dr Fernando Lusa Bordin, Centre Fellow