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Marina Pera, analyst at Control Risks: “Even though Trump justified the tariffs by claiming that Lula and the Supreme Court are undertaking a ‘witch hunt’ against former President Jair Bolsonaro, there might be other grievances driving the threats. Brazil was not (at least not publicly) on Trump’s radar until the BRICS summit opened in Rio de Janeiro on July 6. On this occasion, Lula criticized U.S. protectionism and advocated the use of local currencies (instead of the U.S. dollar) for trade between BRICS members. The Trump administration, therefore, perceived Lula as using the BRICS as a platform to promote broader realignment with the Global South. Moreover, Lula has been deepening economic ties with China over the past few months. In May, for example, Lula and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed more than 30 agreements enabling Chinese investment in mining, transport…”
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Diego Arria
Director,
Columbus Group
Merike Blofield
Professor of Political Science,
University of Hamburg
Devry Boughner Vorwerk
CEO,
DevryBV Sustainable Strategies
Joyce Chang
Global Head of Research,
J.P. Morgan
Marlene Fernández
Corporate Vice President for Gov’t Relations,
Arcos Dorados (McDonald’s)
Peter Hakim
President Emeritus,
Inter-American Dialogue
Donna Hrinak
Director,
Adtalem Global Education
Jon E. Huenemann
Council Member,
GLG Inc.
James R. Jones
Chairman,
Monarch Global Strategies
Craig Kelly
Senior Director,
Int’l Gov’t Relations,
Exxon Mobil
Barbara Kotschwar
Professor of Political Economy,
Georgetown University
John Maisto
Director,
US Education Finance Group
Nicolas Mariscal
Chairman,
Grupo Marhnos
Thomas F. McLarty III
Chairman,
McLarty Associates
Beatrice Rangel
Director,
AMLA Consulting
Ernesto Revilla
Head of Latin American Economics, Citi
Gustavo Roosen
President,
IESA
Andrés Rozental
President, Rozental &
Asociados
Shelly Shetty
Managing Director,
Sovereigns, Fitch
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