IEL Links for Brazil
Prepared by Mariana Tavares de Araujo

Last updated: 08/23/01

Brazil is member of the following International Organizations: UN, WTO, ILO, IDB (IIC, MIF), IMF, OAS, The World Bank Group (IBRD, ICSID, IDA, IFC, MIGA)

IEL Treaties Signed by Brazil

Regional Scope Agreements

• FTAA Draft Agreement (not yet signed)
• Latin American Integration Association (ALADI)
  • Treaty of Montevideu

• Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)
  • Treaty of Asunción

• Partial Scope Economic Complementation Agreement with Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela (as members of the Andean Community) (Spanish)
• As part of MERCOSUR
  • Economic Complementation Agreement with Bolivia (Spanish)
  • Economic Complementation Agreement with Chile (Spanish)

• With Chile (Spanish)
• With Venezuela (Spanish)

• Ministry of Foreign Relations
  • BrazilTradeNet
• Ministry of Finance
  • Central Bank of Brazil
  • SEAE (Secretariat for Economic Monitoring) (Portuguese)
• Ministry of Justice (Portuguese)
  • CADE (Administrative Council for Economic Defense)
  • SDE (Secretariat of Economic Law) (Portuguese)
• Ministry of Communications (Portuguese)
  • ANATEL (National Telecommunications Agency)
• Ministry of Development, Industry and International Trade (Portuguese)
  • Secretariat of International Trade (Portuguese)
• Ministry of Science and Technology (Portuguese)
• Ministry of Environment (Portuguese)
• BNDES (National Bank for Economic and Social Development)
• CNI(National Confederation of the Industries)
• IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics)
• INPI (Brazilian Industrial Property Office)

• Aduaneiras (Portuguese)
• American Chamber of Commerce - São Paulo
• Economic and Financial Information
• Trade Point - São Paulo

• Brazilian Journal of Political Economy
• Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico (Research and Economic Planning)
• Revista Brasileira de Comércio Exterior (Brazilian Journal of International Trade)
• Revista de Estudos Econômicos (Journal of Economic Studies)
• Revista Brasileira de Economia (Brazilian Journal of Economics)

• A Folha de São Paulo (Portuguese)
• O Estado de São Paulo (Portuguese)
• O Globo (Portuguese)
• O Jornal do Brasil (Portuguese)
• Valor Online (Portuguese)
• Gazeta Mercantil (Portuguese)

• Brazilian Foreign Policy. Continuity and renewal. Paper by Luiz Felipe Lampreia. Minister of Foreign Affairs.
• Brazil-U.S. Economic Relations. Paper by Sidney Weintraub
• Mercosur between FTAA and the European Union and Prospects for Brazilian - German Relations. Speech by Ambassador Celso Lafer, Minister of Foreign Relations.
• Brazilian Trade Priorities: The Way Ahead. Speech by Ambassador Celso Lafer, Minister of Foreign Relations
• Brazil-EU Relations and the New Multilateralism. Speech by Ambassador Celso Lafer, Minister of Foreign Relations.

• Brazilian Constitution
• Brazilian Legislation (Portuguese)
• Supremo Tribunal Federal (Constitutional Court) (Portuguese)
• Superior Tribunal de Justiça (Highest Appellate Court) (Portuguese)
• Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (Brazilian Bar Association) (Portuguese)
• Major Law Publishers
  • Editora Atlas (Portuguese)
  • Editora Forense (Portuguese)
  • Editora Revista dos Tribunais (Portuguese)
  • Editora Saraiva (Portuguese)

• Universities
  • FGV-SP (Getulio Vargas Foundation - São Paulo)
  • PUC/Rio (Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro) (Portuguese)
  • PUC/SP (Catholic University of São Paulo) (Portuguese)
  • UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) (Portuguese)
  • UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais) (Portuguese)
  • USP (University of São Paulo)
• General Information
• Information Sheets and Maps
• Brazilian Embassies and Consulates