The Brazil-U.S. Business Council hosted H.E. Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil, and key members of his Cabinet, as well as U.S. Senator Rick Scott of Florida, during a luncheon discussion on the margins of the 2019 Brazil Investment Forum. The luncheon provided an opportunity for a dialogue with U.S. investors to discuss Brazil’s economic reform agenda and ways forward to strengthen the U.S. – Brazil alliance.

The luncheon also counted with the participation of key ministers such as:

1. Ernesto Araújo, Minister of Foreign Affairs
2. Jorge Antônio Oliveira, Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic
3. General Augusto Heleno, Minister of the Institutional Security Cabinet of the Presidency of the Republic
4. Luiz Eduardo Ramos Baptista Pereira, Minister, Government Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic
5. Tereza Cristina, Minister of Agriculture
6. Fernando Azevedo e Silva, Minister of Defense
7. Roberto Campos Neto, President of the Central Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil’s government has taken the final steps for adherence to the Madrid Protocol streamlining trademark registration, monitoring and compliance, the government said Friday. The Brazilian Senate completed work on ratification of the Protocol earlier this week. Brazil’s trademark registration agency (INPI) has now published a timeline for full implementation, which will be achieved by October. The Protocol allows for simultaneous trademark registration in 120 countries accounting for 80% of world trade. It is designed to cut registration wait times and registration and monitoring costs.

Link to government news agency release.