Ministrstvo za visoko šolstvo, znanost in tehnologijo Republike Slovenije, ustanovljeno na podlagi 6. člena Zakona o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o državni upravi (Ur. l. RS, št. 123/2004), ki ga v tem sporazumu zastopa minister dr. Jure Zupan, ki je bil imenovan za ministra za visoko šolstvo, znanost in tehnologijo na 4. izredni seji Državnega zbora Republike Slovenije dne 3. decembra 2004, in Državni svet za znanstveni in tehnološki razvoj, javna ustanova, ustanovljena po Zakonu št. 6.129 z dne 6. novembra 1974, povezana z Ministrstvom za znanost in tehnologijo Federativne republike Brazilije, z glavnim sedežem v mestu Brasilia, registrirana pri CNPq/MF, ki jo v tem sporazumu zastopa njen predsednik prof. dr. Erney Felício Plessman de Camargo s stalnim bivališčem v mestu Brasilia, DF in s pooblastili, ki so mu dodeljena po Odredbi predsedstva republike št. 250, objavljeni v Uradnem listu Zveze? DOU, II. del dne 5. februarja 2003, v nadaljnjem besedilu pogodbenika, sta se ob priznanju pomena, ki ga ima spodbujanje znanstvenega in tehnološkega sodelovanja med Slovenijo in Brazilijo, in v želji po okrepitvi tega sodelovanja v obojestransko korist sporazumela:
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MHEST) of the Republic of Slovenia, established on the basis of the 6(na th) Clause of the Act amending Public Administration Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 123/2004), in this act represented by its Minister, Dr. Jure Zupan, nominated as a minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology at the 4(na th) special session of the Parliament of the Republic of Slovenia on 3(na rd) December 2004, and The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), public foundation instituted by the Law no 6.129, of November 6, 1974, linked to the Ministry of Science and Technology? MCT, of the Federative Republic of Brazil, with headquarters in Brasilia, registered at CNPq/MF, in this act represented by its President, Prof. Dr. Erney Felício Plessman de Camargo, resident in the city of Brasilia? DF, in the use of the faculties conferred by Portaria n° 250, of the Presidency of the Republic, published in the Official Diary of the Union - DOU, Section II, on 05(na th)February, 2003, henceforth called Parties, recognising the importance of fostering scientific and technological co-operation between Slovenia Brazil, and desiring to strengthen this co-operation on the basis of mutual benefit, Have agreed as follows: