CEBRI

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Brazil's leading international relations think tank

WHY CEBRI

The Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) is an independent, nonprofit think tank that, since 1998, has dedicated itself to promoting policy-oriented discussions on agendas of national interest and Brazil's international engagement competitively and strategically. Based in Rio de Janeiro, CEBRI is recognized nationally and internationally as a platform to analyze, develop, and coordinate pragmatic and innovative solutions. Founded by renowned national leaders, the Board of Trustees is a fundamental part of CEBRI's nonpartisan, diverse, and pluralistic network, composed of experts in various fields of activities and schools of thought. More than 100 members believe in and promote our mission to influence policy-oriented and high-level discussions on Brazil's international relations. Besides individual members and diplomatic representatives from various countries, CEBRI's Advisory Board includes companies from the economy's leading sectors.

Alessandra Del Debbio

Legal and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Brazil (corporate member since 2022)

For Microsoft, CEBRI does a critical job in discussing Brazil’s challenges in a hyper-connected world. The discussions on sustainability and cybersecurity convened by CEBRI contribute significantly to our common learning journey.”

José Pio Borges

Chairman of CEBRI’s Board of Trustees

CEBRI promotes dialogue between various sectors of society and has produced, for 25 years, high-quality content on foreign policy and Brazil’s international engagement.”

Julia Dias Leite

CEBRI CEO

In 2022, about 75% of CEBRI’s projects were developed with the support of member companies. This demonstrates how our partners seek to engage and trust our work as the country’s leading international relations think tank.”

Grazielle Parenti

Vice-President of Institutional Relations and Sustainability at Syngenta

"Becoming CEBRI's member, Syngenta joins a wide network of stakeholders, experts and advisors who are dedicated to influencing the formulation of public policies focused on the greater incorporation of the Brazil agenda in the world and the production and dissemination of high-quality for national development."

Veronica Coelho

SVP & Country Manager Equinor Brasil (empresa associada desde 2018)

"At CEBRI, we engage in conversations that help us outline future scenarios, integrating the views of private companies and public bodies to support planning for public policies in different areas. The information provided by CEBRI and the knowledge of their specialists complement the analysis carried out by our teams.”

André Clark

Senior Vice President for Siemens Energy Latin America and Brazil (corporate member since 2017)

The Energy Transition Program exemplifies one of the main benefits of being a member of CEBRI: developing continuous and cross-cutting initiatives that, with the support of companies from different economic segments, result in broad conclusions in line with the real demands and challenges facing Brazilian society.”

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países alcançados

3.000+

de alunos no CEBRI-Cursos

4 milhões

de impressões nas redes sociais nos últimos 12 meses

2.000+

menções diretas na imprensa no 1º semestre de 2023

R$ 48.671.576,25

em mídia espontânea com o termo CEBRI nos principais veículos de grande imprensa no 1º semestre de 2023

Closed-door meeting with the then Vice Presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin, José Pio Borges, Chairman at CEBRI, and Ambassador Sergio Amaral, Trustee at CEBRI (September 2022).

Aloizio Mercadante, President of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), with José Pio Borges, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at CEBRI, and Julia Dias Leite, CEBRI CEO, at the international conference “A Sustainable Development Strategy for the 21st Century”, held by BNDES in partnership with CEBRI and the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP) (March 2023)

Joseph Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University and a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2001), with André Lara Resende, Trustee at CEBRI and former President of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), at the international conference “A Sustainable Development Strategy for the 21st Century” (March 2023).

Rafaela Guedes, Senior Fellow at CEBRI and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Petrobras, with Marcelino Madrigal, Head of the Energy Division at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and Thiago Barral, then President of the Energy Research Office (EPE), at the IDB-CEBRI-EPE Energy Transition Program (PTE) report launch event (February 2023).

President of the Republic Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and authorities at the seminar “Strong Industry, Strong Country”, promoted by CEBRI in partnership with FIESP, BNDES and CIESP (May 2023).

Adriana Erthal Abdenur, Foreign Policy Advisor in the Special Office of the Presidency of the Republic, Julia Dias Leite, CEBRI CEO, Leila Sterenberg, Senior Fellow at CEBRI, Luciana Servo, President of IPEA, and Ambassador Márcia Loureiro, President of FUNAG, during the opening event for the establishment of the Think20 (T20) Organizing Committee, the G20 think tank, which will take place in Brazil in 2024 (May 2023)

Carlos Fávaro, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil, during the China-Brazil Dialogue on Sustainable Development, organized by CEBRI in partnership with the Center for China & Globalization (CCG) and the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) in Beijing (March 2023).

Presentation and discussion of CEBRI policy papers with ambassadors from European Union Member States and representatives of the European Union Delegation in Brazil (November 2022)