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Brazil Economic Forum 2019

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On October 18, the Brazil-U.S. Business Council hosted the Brazil Economic Forum at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  The Brazil Economic Conference stands as one of the most important international gatherings to discuss current economic trends in Brazil, and coincides with the fall meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. The conference lured executives from major multinational corporations and leading policymakers such as:


Gustavo Montezano, President, BNDES
Marcos Troyjo, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy
Jane Fraser, CEO , Citigroup Latin America
Donna J. Hrinak, President , Boeing Latin America & Caribbean
Alexandre Bettamio, CEO , for Latin America , Bank of America
Ana Paula Vescovi, Chief Economist , Santander, São Paulo
Fernando Honorato Barbosa, Chief Economist , Bradesco, São Paulo
Shelly Shetty, Senior Director , Fitch Ratings, New York
Thiago Aragao, Director of Institutional Strategy , Arko Advice, Brasília

 

 
 
 
 
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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

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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.

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The Brazil-U.S. Business Council, through its Corporate Roundtable series, is advancing the dialogue towards establishing the institutional architecture that would strengthen economic cooperation.

President Bolsonaro’s visit during “Brazil Day in Washington” was a milestone to redefine the path forward for U.S.-Brazil partnership. However, despite the growing two-way trade and investment, the two largest economies and democracies in the Western Hemisphere have not made much progress towards establishing framework agreements that would strengthen economic cooperation.

The U.S. and Brazilian business communities have consistently expressed their views that a comprehensive trade agreement, a bilateral tax treaty, and a bilateral investment treaty are imperative for the future of the relationship.

The Brazil Council is laying the groundwork for these instruments with recently released reports –  A Roadmap to a U.S.-Brazil Bilateral Tax Treaty, Brazil and the U.S. A Roadmap to a Trade Agreement, and the Bilateral Investment Map, Brazil/USA (infographic) – and the dialogues to take place in the coming months as part of the Corporate Roundtable series.

Join us for the upcoming Corporate Roundtables!

April 8th, 2019 | Washington, D.C. | 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Roundtable discussion featuring Hamilton Mourão Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil.

April 12th, 2019 | Washington, D.C. | 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Roundtable discussion featuring Marcos Troyjo, Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade & International Affairs, Ministry of the Economy of the Federative Republic of Brazil

April 2019 | Brasilia
Roundtable discussion focused on Infrastructure Development featuring Tarcisio Freitas Minister of Infrastructure of the Federative Republic of Brazil

 

These are off-the-record, closed to press roundtables, open to C-suite executives of member companies only.

BUSBC Advocacy Mission
April 23th – 26th | Brasilia, Brazil

The Brazil-U.S. Business Council’s advocacy mission will gather senior executives in Brasilia for meetings with Brazilian government authorities on April 23-26, 2019. The mission will include strategic engagement with key decision makers of the relevant ministries to discuss our policy agendas.

The mission will focus on issues that are relevant to U.S. and Brazilian companies doing business in Brazil, including corporate roundtables with emphasis on trade, tax, investment, and innovation based on our roadmaps. In addition, we will host meetings focused on sector-specific areas including agriculture, defense, infrastructure, and health.

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Phone: 202-463-5729
Email: brazilcouncil@uschamber.com