 Cooperation in sanitary and phytosanitary matters has advanced, benefiting the trade in meat - Russia is one of the largest importers of beef and pork produced in Brazil.Brazil and Russia have converging positions on many issues on the international agenda, sharing the conviction that it is necessary to reform the structures of global governance, with a view to building an institutional architecture more consistent with the contemporary world.The consolidation of the BRICS grouping is one of the axes of relations between Brazil and Russia.