Brazil braces for the tariff storm #InsiderTalks

In this edition of The Brazilian Report’s #InsiderTalks, we’ll analyze how the Lula administration is handling the increasing new US approach to Brazil and the region. Sign up for free to unlock access to #InsiderTalks and join the conversation.

March 13, 2025

🔹 Meet Our Experts

Tony Harrington is Founding Principal of the Albright Stonebridge international advisory firm.  He was previously US Ambassador to Brazil and Chair of the President’s Intelligence Oversight Board and currently serves as Chair of the Wilson Center Brazil Institute. He was previously a senior partner in global law firm Hogan Lovells and a co-founder, director and investor in communications companies.

Welber Barral, founding partner of BMJ, is an expert in international trade and investment with over 30 years of experience. He served as Brazil’s Secretary of Foreign Trade (2007–2011) and has acted as an arbitrator in Mercosur and WTO disputes. He currently advises Fiesp and presides over IBCI.

Kellie Meiman Hock is a Senior Counselor at McLarty Associates, a global strategic advisory firm, and a board member of the Inter-American Dialogue. A former US Foreign Service Officer, she served in Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo, and Recife, Brazil, as well as at the Office of the US Trade Representative in the Executive Office of the President as Director for Brazil and the Southern Cone.

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