2022 Brazil Summit
One of the most important events in the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce’s annual calendar
Gain exclusive insights into Brazil’s economy and connect with key decision-makers.
Organized since 2002, the Brazil Summit is the flagship event uniting Brazil’s foremost policymakers with a select audience of influential leaders from the corporate and government spheres to discuss Brazil’s economic outlook, policy agenda, and investment climate.
This exclusive, high-level dialogue, held annually in New York to parallel the spring meetings of the World Bank and IMF, features a keynote address delivered by Brazil’s Minister of Finance, Central Bank Governor, or other senior official, offering direct insight into the country’s fiscal strategy and economic priorities. Complementing these insights are expert-led panels addressing trade, investment, and macroeconomic trends shaping Brazil’s future.
The Brazil Summit is widely recognized as a must-attend forum for those seeking to understand Brazil’s position in the global economy.
LEBLON BEACH, Rio de Janeiro
2022
Brazil Summit
Webinar – 2022 Brazil Summit
Organized for over a decade, the Brazil Summit is one of the most important events in the Chamber’s annual calendar. The discussion provided by the conference this year highlighted important issues that will play a major role in helping Brazil to overcome the challenges it faces today.
As we advance in Brazil’s 2022 election year, hope for progress on the policy front fades. In fact, further electioneering deterioration is to be expected, as the current fracas over the leadership of Petrobras illustrates. Growth in 2022 will be mediocre, near-zero—as it has been, on average, over the last decade. And the new administration in 2023 is likely to face an uphill battle to keep the economy from a recession. The international backdrop has deteriorated with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as with the increase in inflation in the United States and Europe. Economic authorities face these external developments – although some of them work in Brazil’s favor, such as higher commodity prices – as well as internal developments. The Central Bank of Brazil anticipated the increase in inflation and started tightening monetary policy before any other major central bank. Contractionary monetary policy is already binding for growth, while inflation has peaked but stays high. Brazil’s fiscal performance – boosted by inflation – has outperformed across emerging markets and developed markets, but deep structural problems and relentless pressure on spending remain. How will politics and policies shape up in coming years to reap (or not) the benefits of yet another substantial boost from commodities?
This year we brought together BNDES President Gustavo Montezano; the new representative of the Ministry of the Economy in Washington, DC Carlos da Costa; and macroeconomic, political, and M&A experts to share their views on Brazil’s prospects. The Summit is an informative half day of speakers, debates, and panels with leading representatives from Brazil.
Please watch the highlight video of this timely and informative annual conference on our Youtube Channel.
Panel I
Panel II
Brazil Economic and Political Outlook
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
- Carlos Da Costa, Chief Representative, Foreign Office, Ministry of Economy of Brazil
- Gustavo Montezano, President, BNDES
MODERATORS:
- Drausio Giacomelli, Head of Emerging Markets Research, Deutsche Bank
- Paulo Vieira da Cunha, Partner, VERBANK Consulting, LLC
SPEAKERS:
- Cassiana Fernandez, Chief Economist for Brazil, J.P. Morgan
- Christopher Garman, Managing Director for Latin America, Eurasia Group
- Ana Madeira, Chief Economist for Brazil, HSBC
- Samar Maziad, Vice President, Senior Analyst, Moody’s
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