▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁This ▁agreement ▁also ▁marks ▁the ▁elev ation ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁leg ation ▁in ▁Te h ran ▁to ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁emb ass y , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Shah ▁Moh amm ad ▁Re za ▁P ah la vi ▁visited ▁Brazil . ▁The ▁main ▁reason ▁for ▁this ▁first ▁contact ▁was ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁presence ▁in ▁Iran ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁through ▁books , ▁films , ▁exchange ▁of ▁profess ors ▁and ▁intellect uals , ▁and ▁plays . ▁The ▁bil ater al ▁relation ▁was ▁further ▁strength ened ▁by ▁an ▁agreement ▁that ▁established ▁a ▁commission ▁on ▁economic ▁and ▁technical ▁co operation ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Brazil ian ▁government ▁chose ▁to ▁remain ▁neutral ▁during ▁the ▁Iran – I ra q ▁War ▁( 1 9 8 0 – 1 9 8 8 ), ▁despite ▁its ▁strong ▁economic ▁and ▁military ▁relations ▁with ▁Ira q . ▁During ▁the ▁conflict , ▁Brazil ▁provided ▁both ▁sides ▁with ▁training ▁and ▁military ▁equipment . ▁With ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁host ilities , ▁Brazil ▁decided ▁to ▁purs ue ▁Iran ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁memor and um ▁of ▁understanding ▁that ▁would ▁establish ▁a ▁high - level ▁commission ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries . ▁Despite ▁these ▁efforts , ▁relations ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁were ▁over shadow ed ▁by ▁domestic ▁politics ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁dist ancing ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries . ▁This ▁would ▁only ▁change ▁after ▁president ▁Lu iz ▁In á