On Tuesday, November 27th, the Brazil-U.S. Business Council hosted a roundtable meeting with São Paulo Representative and son of the President-elect, Eduardo Bolsonaro, of the Social Liberal Party (PSL). The meeting allowed member companies and the Representative to discuss the changing political and economic scenario in Brazil and the plans to strengthen the bilateral relations with the U.S.

Representative Bolsonaro shared his plans to build a strong Congressional coalition and expand Brazil’s relationship with key foreign partners with a focus on the U.S. On the domestic side, he emphasized the need for the upcoming government to prioritize security, anti-corruption measures and continuing with the structural economic reforms.

Rep. Eduardo Bolsonaro is currently serving his second-term representing São Paulo in the Brazilian House of Representatives and was the most voted lawmaker in Brazil’s history, receiving 1.9 million votes during the 2018 Elections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Tuesday, October 30th the Brazil-U.S. Business Council in partnership with the Brazil Institute of the Wilson Center hosted a discussion on the Brazilian elections results. The discussion brought together D.C. stakeholders, opinion makers from universities and think tanks, government representatives, and the business community from both Brazil and the United States to discuss Brazil’s economic and political outlook under a new administration, priorities for the bilateral agenda, and productive ways of deepening the dialogue between the incoming government and the U.S. administration.