Brazil allocated around R$2.2 billion in 2025 to pay mandatory contributions to international organizations, the Ministry of Planning and Budget reported this Thursday (15), in Brasília. The money was also used to pay in payments and restore shares in development banks and multilateral funds.
According to the government, the payments guaranteed Brazil’s compliance in global, regional and strategic sectoral forums.
Within the scope of the United Nations (UN), the country fully paid off commitments with the regular budget, peacekeeping missions and judicial mechanisms linked to the UN, becoming part of a restricted group of nations fully compliant with the organization. Contributions to specialized agencies in areas such as health, education, labor and migration were also honored.
Strategy
According to the ministry, the strategy of staggered payments throughout the year, combined with exchange rate monitoring, made it possible to reduce costs for the National Treasury and ensure budget predictability. The regularization of obligations reinforces Brazil’s commitment to multilateralism, regional integration and fiscal responsibility.
Check out the list of international organizations, banks and funds with which Brazil settled payments in 2025:
United Nations System
• United Nations (UN) – regular budget, peacekeeping missions and International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT)
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• International Labor Organization (ILO)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• World Tourism Organization (WTO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Environment and climate
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• Kyoto Protocol
• Montreal Protocol
• Cartagena Protocol
• Nagoya Protocol
Regional integration and hemispheric cooperation
• Mercosur Secretariat
• Mercosur Parliament (Parlasul)
• Mercosul Human Rights Public Policy Institute (IPPDH)
• Secretariat of the Permanent Court of Review (TPR)
• Organization of American States (OAS)
• Latin American Integration Association (ALADI)
• Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO)
Other international organizations
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Criminal Court (ICC)
• International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (TIDM)
• European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
• Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO)
• Development banks and multilateral funds
• Financial Fund for the Development of the La Plata Basin (FONPLATA)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Finance Corporation (CFI)
• Andean Development Corporation (CAF)
Why compliance matters
• Guarantees Brazil’s full participation in international decisions
• Preserves voting rights and influence in multilateral organizations
• Allows access to loans, donations and technical cooperation
• Reinforces the country’s image as an actor committed to international cooperation and sustainable development.
