▁Australia , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁also ▁boy c otted ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁President ' s ▁speech . ▁ ▁Brazil ian ▁President ▁D il ma ▁R ous se ff ▁rejected ▁a ▁meeting ▁request ▁from ▁Iran ian ▁President ▁Mah m oud ▁A hm ad ine j ad . ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁Mayor , ▁Edu ardo ▁Pa es , ▁also ▁can ce led ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁a ▁rep lica ▁of ▁the ▁f amed ▁Per se pol is ▁columns ▁offered ▁by ▁Iran . ▁The ▁event ▁had ▁been ▁scheduled ▁with ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁leader . ▁ ▁Trade ▁Brazil ▁remains ▁Iran ’ s ▁main ▁trad ing ▁partner ▁and ▁exp orter ▁in ▁Latin ▁America ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁trade ▁of ▁$ 2 . 3 3 ▁billion ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁up ▁ 5 % ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁Brazil ’ s ▁top ▁exports ▁to ▁Iran ▁include ▁food , ▁medic ation , ▁min er als ▁and ▁autom ob iles . ▁Pet ro bras ▁has ▁made ▁substantial ▁invest ments ▁in ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁sector ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁Iran ▁was ▁Brazil ' s ▁largest ▁export ▁market ▁for ▁be ef ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁N uc lear ▁energy ▁Brazil ▁supports ▁Iran ' s ▁program ▁to ▁develop ▁nuclear ▁technology ▁for ▁peace ful ▁purposes , ▁though ▁both ▁countries ▁have ▁agreed ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁pro l ifer ation ▁of ▁nuclear ▁weapons . ▁Bere z ir ▁and ▁Turkey ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁fuel - swap ▁deal ▁with ▁Te h