<P> Brazil and Mexico worked together, to a certain extent, on climate change issues during the G20 summit in Los Cabos, and the Rio + 20 conference, though environmentalist observers called for more . </P> <P> At a 2009 heads of state conference then Brazilian president Lula da Silva commented that there was "mistrust" between the two countries that needed to be overcome in order to increase trade, which he stated was a goal . He proposed further high - level talks aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries' national oil companies, Petrobras and Pemex . Mexican president Felipe Calderón stated that Mexico wanted to diversify its trade away from over-reliance on the United States and hoped to finish a free trade agreement between the two countries that has been in negotiation since 2000 . Shortly after his election in 2012 Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto criticized cuts to Brazil quotas of imported Mexican - built automobiles, and restated Mexico's interest in a free trade agreement . </P> <P> In 2016, two - way trade between both nations amounted to $7.7 billion USD . </P> <Ul> <Li> Brazil has an embassy in Mexico City . </Li> <Li> Mexico has an embassy in Brasília and consulates - general in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo . </Li> </Ul>

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