Undergraduate students of International Relations from the Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado (Fecap) visited the headquarters of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) in São Paulo on Thursday (13). The group was welcomed by the ABCC’s Vice President of Marketing, Silvia Antibas, and Director of Institutional Relations, Fernanda Baltazar (at the podium). The students
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Brazil’s acting president, Geraldo Alckmin, spoke via video at the opening of the Global Halal Brazil Business Forum on Monday (27). He highlighted Brazil’s role in supplying the halal market and said this is linked to the country’s appreciation of all cultures and religions.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs participated via video in the opening of the Global Halal Brazil Business Forum (GHB) on Monday (27) and said the trust and partnership between Brazil and countries in the halal market are examples of a successful history.
Mohamad Orra Mourad and Fernanda Baltazar visited Firjan, Vale, and diplomats from Egypt and Lebanon in Rio de Janeiro to discuss potential initiatives with Arab countries.
Starting on Monday (1st), the news of the Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA) will feed the Arab-Brazilian Chamber’s platform created to digitalize trade between Brazil and Arab countries.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce unveiled on Monday (4) a portrait of Osmar Chohfi in its gallery of former presidents’ portraits. With a career at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he at one point served as secretary general, Chohfi completed a term as Arab Chamber president in early 2025 and is now
Lawyer William Adib Dib Jr. took over the presidency of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night (28). Previously serving as Vice President of Foreign Trade under Osmar Chohfi’s administration and of Syrian descent, he plans to enhance services for businesses.
Diplomat Osmar Chohfi concluded his second term as president of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday (28) and now joins its Advisory and Deliberative Board. The expansion of the halal market was a highlight of his tenure.
On the 71st anniversary of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce on July 2, the president of the institution, diplomat Osmar Chohfi (pictured), writes article where he looks back at its early years and talks about the current innovative projects in support of trade digitization, halal production, and startups.
The CACB and the Arab Brazilian Chamber signed an agreement to issue certificates of origin and will organize a virtual event to discuss the topic. Rules of origin and digital certification will also be subjects of the webinar, which is open for registration.
The Arab Brazilian Chamber signed an agreement with Qatar’s Port Health and Food Control Section for the electronic verification of documents in Brazilian food exports to the Arab country.
The organization partnered up with the Confederation of Trade and Business Associations in Brazil (CACB) and the service is being made available in São Paulo and Itajaí since early February. Preferential certificates of origin are a requirement for eligibility for tariff breaks or tariff exemption in trade with countries that sustain free trade agreements with Brazil.
The organization will have its anniversary on July 2, 2020. To mark the occasion, it will release on July 22 the first-ever specific research into Arab immigration to Brazil.
This Thursday, the entity president Rubens Hannun presented to associates its 2018 accomplishments and the scheduled actions for this year.

