Chris Cote is the energy and economics research associate at BrazilWorks. He previously worked as a researcher with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and on the energy,…
Agriculture
Deterring Deforestation in the Amazon
New research indicates that space-age technology and good old law enforcement may account for approximately half of the avoided deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon during the last six years. The Climate Policy Initiative recently published, “DETERing Deforestation in the Brazilian…
Narratives of Brazil-Africa Cooperation for Agricultural Development: New Paradigms?
Lídia Cabral and Alex Shankland of the Futures Agricultural Consortium (FAC) have released a concise descriptive and analytical treatment of Brazil’s expanding agricultural cooperation in Africa, “Narratives of Brazil-Africa Cooperation for Agricultural Development: New Paradigms?” This article is a must read…
Brazil in Africa
Christina Stolte and Chatham House recently published a briefing on Brazil in Africa, Brazil in Africa: Just Another BRICS Country Seeking Resources? The November 2012 briefing explores Brazil’s rapidly growing engagement with African nation-states, in particular Angola, Mozambique, and South…
Brazil’s Lessons in Rural Development
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and researchers Joseph Bateman and Viviane Brochardt, with contributions from Silvio Porto have published a brief analytical guide to Brazil’s efforts to reduce rural poverty during the past decade. Also, there is a special…
Mato Grosso Soy Growers Reject Monsanto’s Royalty Agreement
Brazilian Soy Farmers Reject Monsanto’s RR Royalty Offer: Mato Grosso Producers Have Two Options (Translated by BrazilWorks from the original announcement published by Aprosoja) APROSOJA (the Brazilian Soy Producers Association) reports that a General Assembly composed of the Mato Grosso…
Brazil Nominates Ambassador Azevedo to Lead WTO
MercoPress reports that Brazil’s Foreign Ministry announced on Dec. 29, 2012 that the country’s Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO) would be nominated for the Director General of the WTO. MercoPress reports that Ambassador Azevedo joins, “eight other…
Monsanto Loses in the Mato Grosso Courts
After losing its case in the State of Mato Grosso courts, Monsanto has suspended efforts to collect royalty payments on both its Roundup Read (RR) soybean seeds and the Bollgard 1 cotton seed. According to Rui Prado, President of the…
Brazil and the U.S. to Continue Bilateral Accord on Cotton
Brazil’s Valor Econômico reports that the governments of Brazil and the United States have reached a temporary understanding to extend the bilateral accord that suspends Brazil’s World Trade Organization authorized retaliations against U.S. imports due to illegal subsidies to U.S….
Corn and Economic Interdependence
It does sound corny, but basic grains can bring people and nations together when diplomats cannot or will not. Corn, ethanol, soy, and vegetable oil to eat or fuel transportation are increasingly bringing Brazil and the United States into a…