| Office | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
|---|---|
| Term start | 1 January 2023 |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Predecessor | Carlos Alberto França |
| Term start 1 | 1 January 2015 |
| Term end 1 | 12 May 2016 |
| President 1 | Dilma Rousseff |
| Predecessor 1 | Luiz Alberto Figueiredo |
| Successor 1 | José Serra |
| Office 2 | Diplomatic posts |
| Subterm 2 | 2020–2022 |
| Suboffice 2 | Ambassador to Croatia |
| Subterm 3 | 2016–2020 |
| Suboffice 3 | Permanent Representative to the United Nations |
| Subterm 4 | 2010–2014 |
| Suboffice 4 | Ambassador to the United States |
| Subterm 5 | 2004–2010 |
| Suboffice 5 | Ambassador to Argentina |
| Birth name | Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira |
| Birth date | 15 February 1951 (age 75) |
| Birth place | Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Fluminense Federal University (LL.B.) |
Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira (born 15 February 1951) is a Brazilian diplomat serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil since 1 January 2023 under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.[1] Vieira occupied the same office between 2015 and 2016 during President Dilma Rousseff's second term.[2]
Biography
Vieira was born in Niterói. He has a bachelor's degree in law from the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), and graduated from the Brazilian diplomatic academy, the Rio Branco Institute, in 1974.[2][3]
Career
As a career diplomat he served at the Brazilian embassy in Washington, D.C., from 1978 to 1982 and at the Brazilian Mission to the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) in Montevideo from 1982 to 1985. After a period back in Brasília, he then served at the Brazilian embassy in Mexico City (1990-1992) and at the Embassy in Paris (1995-1999).[citation needed]
He was nominated Brazil's ambassador to Argentina in Buenos Aires from 2004 to 2010 and since then was the Brazilian Ambassador to the United States up until President Dilma Rousseff announced his nomination as Foreign Minister on 31 December 2014.[2][3]
He has worked at other federal agencies including being Assistant Secretary General at the Ministry of Science and Technology and National Administration Secretary in the Ministry of Social Security and Assistance.[3]
Vieira was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil at the beginning of 2023, under the administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.[1]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, following which Vieira stated Putin would face the risk of arrest if he entered Brazil.[4] In December 2023, when asked, given that Brazil is a signatory to the Rome Statute, Putin would be arrested if he comes to Brazil, he said: "We have to see this in each case... I don't know. I don't think so. I also hope not. I don't know. We will not take any initiative to make this happen ... there must be an order" for such a step.[5]
In March 2024, Vieira visited Ramallah in the West Bank. He condemned the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip and the bombing of Gaza during the Gaza war.[6]
Honours
- Brazil: Grand Officer of the Order of Military Merit (O.M.M.) (2005)[7]
- Guyana: Member of the Order of Roraima (O.R.) (2016)[8]
- Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (11 July 2003)[9]
References
- ^ "Lula anuncia Haddad, Rui Costa, José Múcio, Dino e Mauro Vieira como ministros do futuro governo" (in Portuguese). G1. 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Mauro Vieira é embaixador do Brasil nos Estados Unidos desde 2010". Globo. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Ambassador Mauro Vieira". Embassy of Brazil. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Putin in Brasile rischierebbe l'arresto". Tio.ch. 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Brazilian FM says Brazil will not arrest Putin at 2024 G20". Yahoo News. 27 December 2023.
- ^ "At the West Bank, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira says the country will work to include Palestine as UN full member". Brasil de Fato. 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Decreto de 11 de fevereiro de 2005" (in Portuguese). Imprensa Nacional. Diário Oficial da União. 14 February 2005. ISSN 1677-7042. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Order of Roraima conferred on Brazil's External Affairs Minister. Stabroeknews.com
- ^ "Real Decreto 919/2003, de 11 de julio, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil a los señores que se citan." (in Spanish). 11 July 2003. Retrieved 16 November 2025.