Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 20 August 2026, met with Ambassador Maria Luiza Lopes da Silva, Acting Director of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), in Brasilia, on the sidelines of his Working Visit to Brazil. The meeting exchanged perspectives on deepening practical cooperation between ASEAN and ABC under the ASEAN–Brazil Sectoral Dialogue Partnership and on identifying opportunities to further advance cooperation in areas of shared priorities.