São Paulo – This Wednesday (10th) in Brasília, the Brazilian minister of Foreign Relations, Antonio Patriota, signed three partnership agreements with the Applied Economic Research Institute (Ipea, in the Portuguese acronym), the Brazilian Cotton Institute (IBA) and the Order of Attorneys of Brazil in order to train Brazilian professionals in foreign trade negotiations.
The protocol of intentions co-signed by the chairman of the OAB Federal Board, Ophir Cavalcante, provides for Brazilian attorneys to be trained to work at international negotiations. That includes attendance at seminars, courses and lectures relating to the topic which are relevant to the training of both lawyers and diplomats.
The professionals covered by the agreement will take internships at the General Dispute Settlement Coordination Office (CGC), i.e. the Foreign Ministry body in charge of Brazil’s participation in the Dispute Settlement System of the World Trade Organization (WTO). According to the OAB, the contemplated attorneys may also be sent to Brazil’s mission at the WTO in Geneva, Switzerland.
In a press statement released by the OAB, Cavalcante stated that the stints at the WTO will allow Brazilian attorneys to represent the country in major trade-related issues at the WTO. The attorneys will be appointed by OAB’s Federal Board, pending approval from the Ministry of Foreign Relations.
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Minister Patriota and the IBA executive president Haroldo Rodrigues da Cunha signed an agreement by which Itamaraty and IBA are to send Brazilian agronomy students to foreign universities, and bring students from developing countries to Brazilian universities. The agreement also covers technical school students from developing countries, who will take courses on cotton farming and take field training.
Patriota and the Ipea president, Marcelo Neri, signed a technical cooperation agreement. It provides for the two institutions to conduct studies and research on themes pertaining to international economy which are of interest to both the Ipea and the Itamaraty.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
