Recognizing that Brazil is a major user of the Dispute Settlement System of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Harvard Law Brazilian Studies Association, in conjunction with IBRAC and Mexican lawyer Horacio A. Lopez-Portillo brought Ricardo Ramirez – former Chair of the Appellate Body at the WTO – to Sao Paulo to discuss the current crisis at the Appellate Body. The conference also included two panels that addressed: (i) Trump’s trade policies – which one of our board members, Barbara Medrado, moderated – , and (ii) the challenges for Brazil’s new trade policy.

We would like to thank our speakers and moderators that flew from different countries and cities to enrich our discussions: Francisco Niclós Negrão, Lucas Queiroz Pires, Aluísio de Lima-Campos, Michelle Ratton Sanchez Badin, Eduardo Freitas Alvim.

We would also like to thank our sponsors who made this event possible: Fialho Salles Advogados, Mundie Advogados, Nasser Sociedade de Advogados, and Tozzini Freire Advogados. A heartfelt thank you for the support received from Vazquez Tercero & Zepeda Abogados, RRH Consultores L.C., King & Spalding, and Alston & Bird as well.