Navigating a Fractured Trading System: Brazil, the United States and China. A two-day international symposium examining global trade challenges, geopolitical tensions, and trade relations among Brazil, the United States, and China.

XXII Symposium on International Trade

Theme: Navigating a Fractured Trading System: Brazil, the United States and China

November 10–11, 2026 | Online

Time: 12:00–1:30 PM EST | 2:00–3:30 PM BRT

The XXII Symposium on International Trade brings together leading academics, policymakers, diplomats, and international trade experts to discuss the challenges confronting the global trading system, with particular attention to Brazil, the United States, and China.

Day 1 — Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Welcoming and Opening Remarks

Padideh Ala'i — Professor of Law and Director of International and Comparative Legal Studies at AUWCL.
Aluisio de Lima-Campos — ABCI Institute Chairman.
Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti — Ambassador of Brazil to the United States.

The Multilateral Trading System Under Strain: Responses to China's Advance Into World Markets

Speakers:

Simon Lester — Co-founder of WorldTradeLaw.net and China Trade Monitor and a nonresident fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Carlos A. Primo Braga — Adjunct Professor, Fundação Dom Cabral, Brazil, and Visiting Professor at El Colegio de México.

Moderator: Sérgio Goldbaum — ABCI Board Member and Professor at the FGV School of Public Policy and Government in Brasília, DF.

Day 2 — Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Keynote Address: Brazil's Trade Policy – Priorities and Challenges Ahead

Tatiana Prazeres — Brazil's Secretary of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services.

Chinese Investment Around the World: Infrastructure and Critical Materials

Speakers:

Otaviano Canuto — Former World Bank Vice President and Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South.
Cláudia Trevisan — Executive Director of the Brazil-China Business Council (CEBC).

Moderator: Luiza Nonato — ABCI Board Member and international trade lawyer; Ph.D. in International Relations, University of São Paulo (USP).

Institutional Sponsors

Arnold & Porter, Pinheiro Neto Advogados and VK Law.

Registration: https://bit.ly/3V5JfZO

More information: https://abciinstitute.com

The event recording will be linked here when available.