Brazil Balances Agricultural and Environmental Priorities
In a new paper, Richard Sanders, a Global Fellow in 澳门六合彩鈥檚 Canada Institute and a former senior US diplomat, writes about Brazilian President Luiz In谩cio Lula da Silva鈥檚 challenges balancing opportunities and demands in the agricultural sector with his administration鈥檚 ambitious environmental commitments. For Brazil, a strong farm sector is economically vital, but in trying to assure environmentally sustainable practices, Lula is confronting an influential agro-industrial lobby and an unsupportive Congress. Among the consequences is the stalled EU-Mercosur trade talks, at an impasse due in part to European concerns over agricultural expansion and deforestation in Brazil. This deadlock, Sanders writes, 鈥渃ould delay an agreement for another two decades.鈥 Finding a balance between the agricultural sector鈥檚 demands and Lula鈥檚 environmental commitments and Indigenous rights will not be easy, he writes.
About the Author
Richard Sanders
Former member of the Senior Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State
Latin America Program
澳门六合彩鈥檚 prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on 澳门六合彩鈥檚 strength as the nation鈥檚 key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
Global Europe Program
The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe鈥檚 capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues.聽 We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe鈥檚 relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include 鈥淯kraine in Europe鈥 鈥 an examination of what it will take to make Ukraine鈥檚 European future a reality.聽 But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe鈥檚 energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program鈥檚 staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media. Read more
Brazil Institute
The Brazil Institute鈥攖he only country-specific policy institution focused on Brazil in Washington鈥攁ims to deepen understanding of Brazil鈥檚 complex landscape and strengthen relations between Brazilian and U.S. institutions across all sectors.聽 Our mission is to provide thoughtful leadership and innovative ideas to help democracies evolve and enhance their capacity to deliver results. We achieve this by producing independent research and programs that bridge the gap between scholarship and policy, while serving as a hub for policymakers, scholars, and private sector leaders.聽 Read more
