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Topic:Leadership Discussion Series
In an effort to provide Brazilian leaders with greater exposure to the Washington policy community and advance understanding of Brazilian issues in the United States, the Brazil Institute launched its leadership discussion series. These discussions cover a range of public policy issues important in Brazil with a particular focus on the Brazilian-U.S. relationship. This topic section includes past events and publications related to this leadership discussion series.
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News
Special Reports
Jaques Wagner on Brazilian Politics, Democracy and Economic Development
 Governor of the state of Bahia, Jaques Wagner discussed a diversity of issues, ranging from Brazilian politics and democracy to economic development. He also assessed the domestic challenges and opportunities the Brazilian government faces in transforming the immense and unshaken popularity of President Lula into an effective political instrument to advance a stalled policy agenda with three years left in his presidency. Click here to download this publication.
Discussion Briefs
A Converstation with the Governor of the State of Mato Grosso, Blairo Maggi
 In an effort to provide Brazilian leaders with greater exposure to the Washington policy community and advance understanding of Brazilian issues in the United States, the Brazil Institute held the fourth interactive forum of its ongoing leadership discussion series with Governor Blairo Borges Maggi, of the state of Mato Grosso, which has part of its territory in the Amazon biome. The intent of Maggi’s visit to the United States was to highlight his administration’s efforts to balance and produce positive results for both forest conservation and economic development. Click here to download this publication.
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Events
Leadership Discussion Series: A Conversation with Governor Blairo Maggi, of the state of Mato Grosso
Tuesday, June 10 2008, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
A successful politician and businessman, Governor Maggi is a key actor in
the ongoing debate over how to balance development and environmental protection in the Amazon—an issue recently dramatized by the resignation of Minister of the Environment Marina Silva, a champion of the environment movement. Maggi holds a degree in agricultural engineering from the Federal University of Paraná. He represented Mato Grosso in the Senate before being elected governor in 2002 and is currently serving his second term as governor, after winning reelection in 2006.
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A Conversation with Governor of the State of Rio Grande do Sul,
Yeda Crusius
Tuesday, April 01 2008, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Yeda Rorato Crusius, an economist and university professor, was elected governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul on October 2006. A leading member of the Brazilian Social Democrat Party (PSDB), Governor Crusius is the first woman elected to the governorship of the state.
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Breakfast Discussion with President of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies Arlindo Chinaglia
Thursday, January 24 2008, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
A medical doctor and a founder of the Workers Party (PT), Arlindo Chinaglia is a congressman from the state of São Paulo serving his fourth-term. The position of President of the Chamber of Deputies is equivalent to the Speaker of the House in the U.S. system. In the midst of various setbacks to President Lula’s legislative agenda, Chinaglia is deeply involved in the negotiations of solutions to the government’s fiscal and budgetary proposals, among other challenges. The discussion will focus on Brazil-US relations, President Lula’s legislative agenda and Brazil’s October 2008 municipal elections—elections that will set the stage for the 2010 presidential race.
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Breakfast Discussion with Governor Jaques Wagner
Tuesday, September 11 2007, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Governor Wagner will discuss the domestic challenges and opportunities the Brazilian government faces in transforming the immense and unshaken popularity of President Lula into an effective political instrument to advance a stalled policy agenda with three years and three months left in his presidency.
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Director’s Forum with Under Secretary of State R. Nicholas Burns
Friday, August 03 2007, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns, briefed the media and the policy community on current challenges and opportunities the United States faces in the Americas.
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