Brazil-U.S. Business Council
We promote substantive dialogues between our members and leading policymakers in the U.S. and Brazil.
The Brazil-U.S. Business Council (Council) was established in 1976 with the mission to stimulate business relations and advance the overall economic and commercial relationship between the two countries. The Council promotes substantive interactions and dialogues between its members and leading policymakers in the U.S. and Brazil and supports public policies that will unleash the full potential for trade and economic relations.
It is made up of senior-level executives from U.S. and Brazilian companies representing a wide range of sectors that are actively invested in and committed to both markets.
Leadership
- Cassia CarvalhoExecutive Director, Brazil-U.S. Business Council
- Leonardo AbranchesSenior In-Country Advisor, Government and Corporate Affairs, Brazil-U.S. Business Council, U.S. Section, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Barbara UeharaCoordinator, Brazil-U.S. Business Council
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In 2024, Brazil will exhibit its global leadership during a critical time for addressing complex challenges. The Lula administration has prioritized its commitments to fighting hunger and poverty, accelerating the energy transition, fostering sustainable bio economies, and reconfiguring the trading system and investment flows to meet developmental needs.
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Following the insightful first chapter of this year’s G20 endeavors, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Brazil-U.S. Business Council and Global Initiatives Program has further solidified its engagement in the G20 agenda.
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The Brazil-U.S. Business Council (BUSBC) and International Policy Coalition for Sustainable Growth have an ongoing dialogue with the Brazilian government on ways to improve its regulatory framework to meet international standards on sustainability and environmental performance. The U.S. and Brazilian business communities have long placed sustainability at the center of the bilateral policy agendas.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Brazil-U.S. Business Council hosted day one of its two-day U.S.-Brazil Connect Summit as news began to break that the two countries have reached an agreement on a bilateral trade package.
The Brazil-U.S. Business Council explains the importance of pursuing a digital trade agreement as the U.S. partnership with Brazil expands.
Leading business organizations from the United States and Brazil, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil and the National Confederation of Industry of Brazil, sent a letter to the governments of both countries last week, supporting their commitment to secure the first phase of a comprehensive bilateral trade agreement in 2020.