Dear reader:
ABCI Institute is happy to share the February 2023 edition of ABCI newsletter.
The present newsletter provides the reader with a quick glimpse of the most important recent trade
facts, and information about events recently carried out. This edition brings the contribution of ABCI member Cláudia Marques. She presents her analysis on the new institutional configuration of the Brazilian trade policy under the new government. We also discuss three other relevant issues of uttermost importance to the future of the World Trade Organization (WTO): the United States steel and aluminum case, the export ban oftechnology from the Netherland and from Japan and the recent developments of the MPIA.
Enjoy the reading; comments are welcome!
Short notes:
• Brazilian ministerial structure and trade policy (Claudia Marques)
On January 2nd, 2023, Brazilian Provisional Measure No. 1154 restructured the administrative
organization of the government and brought significant changes, including the fragmentation of the former Ministry of Economy into four ministries, (i) Finance; (ii) Development, Industry, Trade and Services; (iii) Planning and Budget; and (iv) Management and Innovation in Public Services.
Thirty seven ministers were appointed to the following structure, against twenty three from the former government: Agriculture and Livestock, Cities, Culture, Science, Technology and Innovation, Communications, Defense, Agriculture Development and Family Agriculture, Integration and Regional Development, Development, Social Assistance, Family and Hunger Combat, Human Rights and Citizenship, Finance, Education, Sports, Management and Innovation in Public Services, Racial Equality, Development Industry Commerce and Services, Justice and Public Security, Environment and Climate Change, Mines and Energy, Women, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Planning and Budget, Ports and Airports, Indigenous People, Social Security, Foreign Affairs, Health, Labor and Employment, Transport, Tourism, Federal Controller’s Office, Staff of the Presidency, Secretariat of Institutional Relations of the Presidency, General Secretariat of the Presidency, Social Communications Secretariat, Institutional Security Office (GSI) and Attorney General’s Office.
Speaking of the Ministry of Development Industry Trade and Services in particular, there is a clear sign of the strengthening of the industry and the focus on commercial and industrial contemporary strategy policies. It is important to highlight the creation of the Secretariat for the Green Economy Decarbonization and Green Industry within the Ministry, which is a significant step towards incorporating the climate and sustainability.
ABCI Board
Aluisio de Lima-Campos, Miriam Campos, Victor Leite, Sergio Goldbaum