ICC's Brazilian National Committee celebrated its first anniversary. A look back at 5 key accomplishments in 2015 and priorities ahead for 2016.

1. ICC Brasil in action
5 highlights
from our 1st year
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The International Chamber of Commerce
(ICC) could not have chosen a more challen-
ging time to re-establish its presence in
Brasil.
Yet, as the country faces its most severe
economic crisis in decades, the know-how
and global connections of ICC represent a
precious assets for Brazilian companies
looking to extend their reach and engage in
international business.
With its network of 6 million companies
worldwide, and its extensive access to
governments and intergovernmental bodies,
ICC is a unique vehicle to help companies
navigate global markets and better unders-
tand the rules of world trade.
ICC Brasil’s first year was an eventful one.
Close to 100 companies, law firms and
business associations have already joined
ICC Brasil and are now an integral part of
the global ICC community. We hope to
welcome many more as we expand our
activities.
In 2016, we will intensify our work on trade
policy, dispute resolution, and intellectual
property, while expanding to other areas of
ICC expertise, including trade finance,
sustainability, international taxation, and
anti-corruption.
This report summarizes our key actions in
2015, which we hope will prepare the
ground for ICC Brasil’s future development
in 2016 and beyond.
Julian Kassum
Executive Director
ICC Brasil
ICC and CNI join forces to
launch ICC Brasil
On 1st December 2014, Robson Braga de
Andrade, President of CNI, and John Danilovich,
Secretary General of ICC, formally inaugurated
the São Paulo office of the newly established
ICC Brasil. Daniel Feffer, Chair of ICC Brasil,
Frederico Curado, CEO of Embraer, and
Ambassador Rubens Barbosa spoke at the
launch event, which attracted leading
companies, business associations and law firms
from the country.
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ICC Brasil in action
5 highlights from our 1st year

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The B20 consults Brazilian
business on G20 priorities
For the first time since its creation in 2010, the
Business-20 (B20) visited Brasil to gather
regional perspectives on trade policies, access
to finance, infrastructure and small business
support. The consultation brought together 70
CEOs and corporate executives from a wide
range of business sectors. The B20 is the
high-level mechanism that provides business
input into the yearly G20 Summits. It was
chaired this year by Turkey.
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Advocating for the
WTO Trade Facilitation
Agreement
ICC’s top priority globally is the ratification and
implementation of the Trade Facilitation
Agreement, the first multilateral agreement ever
reached by the World Trade Organization since
its foundation twenty years ago. As a
contribution to this global effort, ICC Brasil
delivered a special ICC briefing to the Brazilian
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Development
(MDIC), highlighting the benefits of the
Agreement for Brazilian trade, and the
importance of its ratification by the Brazilian
Congress.
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Record participation at the
ICC Brazilian Arbitration Day
ICC is known worldwide for its unrivalled
experience in the resolution of business
disputes. Last July, over 170 leading dispute
resolution professionals participated in the 4th
edition of the Brazilian Arbitration Day,
organized by ICC Brasil and the ICC
International Court of Arbitration. A local
arbitration and mediation committee was also
established, with a mission to act as a forum for
the community and to contribute to the
continuous extension and improvement of ICC
dispute resolution services in Brasil.
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4. ICC Brasil creates Intellectual
Property Committee
An effective intellectual property (IP) system is
a key condition for fostering innovation and
enhancing the competitiveness of today’s
economies. Building on ICC’s extensive
knowledge and experience of advocating for
strong IP systems, ICC Brasil has invited
companies, associations, law firms and
professionals to join its newly formed IP
committee. The new group will work to diffuse
international best practices and shape Brasil’s IP
agenda.
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Helping companies to prepare for the 2015 Internet Governance Forum, hosted this
year by Brasil
Promoting business views on the COP21 climate negotiations
Bringing the Brazilian banking community closer to ICC’s research and services in
trade finance
Diffusing ICC’s catalogue of specialized business publications and model contracts
Appointing Brazilian experts to ICC’s 12 international policy commissions
Over the course of its first year, ICC Brasil has been active on many other fronts:
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To join ICC Brasil, or to know more
about us, please contact:
Julian Kassum
julian.kassum@iccbrasil.com
Karim Aguilar
karim.aguilar@iccbrasil.com